May 5, 2023
LA judge’s disqualification motion against colleague denied
Judge Patrick E. Connolly was the lead prosecutor of a man who was up for resentencing. In March, Connolly accused Judge Daniel J. Lowenthal of making comments showing he was biased in favor of the convict, and filed a motion to have him removed from the case.
A Los Angeles County judge’s motion to disqualify a bench colleague from presiding over the resentencing of a man convicted of the 2007 murder of a sheriff’s deputy was denied.
Judge Patrick E. Connolly was the lead prosecutor of the man who was up for resentencing. In March, Connolly accused Judge Daniel J. Lowenthal of making comments showing he was biased in favor of the convict, and filed a motion to have him removed from the case.
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