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U.S. v. CHANTAL

Nos. 89-1406, 89-1427.

902 F.2d 1018 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Paul Frederic CHANTAL, III, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce B. Hochman by Appointment of the Court, with whom Black, Lambert, Coffin & Haines, Portland, Me., was on brief, for appellant.

Margaret D. McGaughey, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Me., with whom Richard S. Cohen, U.S. Atty., Augusta, Me., and Nicholas M. Gess, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Me., were on brief, for the U.S.

Before BOWNES and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case comes to us from the refusal of a district court judge to disqualify himself on the motion of a criminal defendant whom the judge had previously sentenced in connection with a similar crime. The trial judge held that because his knowledge of the defendant was all gained in judicial proceedings, he was not required to recuse himself under 28 U.S.C. § 144. We agree, but hold that the trial judge was required to determine...

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