OPINION
COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court.
George Gaal appealed his felony conviction for driving while intoxicated, contending that the trial judge should have been recused for stating—before hearing any evidence—that the only plea bargain he would accept would be for the maximum sentence. The court of appeals agreed. It held that by "arbitrarily foreclosing the possibility of any plea bargain other than one...
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