Ex Parte Cherry’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “[Ujpon further reflection, including review of the additional evidence of the transcript of the September 12, 2005 hearing, that allowing Cherry to replace his legal counsel as initially requested eight (8) days prior to his sentencing hearing on September 16, 2005, would not have adversely affected the integrity of the judicial process or the fair and orderly administration of justice. Even though great deference is given to [the predecessor trial judgej’s respected abilities and fairness as a judge, there seems little harm to the integrity of the judicial process or to the fair and orderly administration of justice would have occurred by allowing Cherry to substitute attorneys for sentencing. This could have been accomplished without delaying the sentencing hearing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Cherry