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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Oct. 2, 2012

9th Circuit judge denies recusal motion in murder case

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge denied a request Friday that she recuse herself from a carjacking murder case because her father was the victim of a similar crime nearly 40 years ago.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge denied a request Friday that she recuse herself from a carjacking murder case because her father was the victim of a similar crime nearly 40 years ago.


Though Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber rejected the motion of appellant Kevin Artice Miles, who is facing the death penalty, in six swift words, two fellow judges added some emphasis by writing a separate opi...

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