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SCHUPPER v. PEOPLE

No. 05SC591.

157 P.3d 516 (2007)

Sanford B. SCHUPPER, Petitioner v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Hartley, P.C., Dennis Hartley, Colorado Springs, Colorado Attorney for Petitioner.

John R. Newsome, District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, William Edie, Deputy District Attorney, Robyn J. Cafasso, Deputy District Attorney, Doyle Baker, Deputy District Attorney, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent.

Justice EID delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In People v. Julien, 47 P.3d 1194 (Colo. 2002), we held that a trial court judge's prior employment as a district attorney did not automatically require the judge's disqualification from a criminal matter. The mere existence of such a professional relationship is not sufficient to create either actual bias or the appearance of impropriety.

Today we apply our holding in...

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