Judge Kelly Case has been tabbed to preside over Adrian Peterson's trial on felony charges of child abuse in the Montgomery County 9th District Court, but he will be forced to step away if prosecution has its way. Case was asked to recuse himself after referring to the lead attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense as "media whores," according to ESPN.
Judge in Adrian Peterson case refuses to recuse himself over remark towards attorneys
The judge presiding over Adrian Peterson’s child abuse case has been asked to recuse himself after calling the lead attorneys in the case “media whores.”
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Case has refused to recuse himself voluntarily, and so a hearing will be held so that the prosecutors can make the argument that Case is biased. That hearing was scheduled for this Wednesday, but has been pushed back to Oct. 22, according to the NFL Network’s Albert Breer.
Case apologized for the remark when Peterson had his arraignment last week, saying it was said as a joke.
The hearing could delay proceedings in a case tentatively scheduled to go to trial on Dec. 1. Peterson is currently free on a $15,000 bond after being arrested in September for allegedly beating his four-year-old son with a switch. Prosecution is now trying to get that bond revoked after Peterson admitted just before giving a urine sample to a court staffer that he “smoked a little weed.”
Marijuana use is a violation of bond conditions. However, Peterson’s bond revocation cannot be considered nor could he potentially be re-arrested for his admission until Case’s hearing has been held.
Peterson has entered a formal plea of not guilty in the child abuse case. He is currently sitting on the NFL's exempt/commissioner's permission list, which allows him to sit out away from the Vikings indefinitely while still getting paid his regular salary.
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