Post by Logan on May 12, 2016 1:37:01 GMT -6
Akron federal Judge John Adams booted from case after defendant says he used heroin with judge's family
AKRON, Ohio — A federal appeals court has forced Akron federal Judge John Adams to recuse himself from a criminal case after the defendant claimed that he often used heroin with the judge's brother and nephew.
Eric Ramey was in front of Adams on charges of creating and passing counterfeit money at Holmes County businesses.
Ramey wrote in a petition to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in November that he used heroin and opiates with Jerry Adams Sr. and Jerry Adams Jr. every day for 14 months.
The judge said that he was estranged from this part of his family and he refused to step down from the case after Ramey and his attorney brought the information to his attention.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2016/05/akron_federal_judge_john_adams.html
AKRON, Ohio — A federal appeals court has forced Akron federal Judge John Adams to recuse himself from a criminal case after the defendant claimed that he often used heroin with the judge's brother and nephew.
Eric Ramey was in front of Adams on charges of creating and passing counterfeit money at Holmes County businesses.
Ramey wrote in a petition to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in November that he used heroin and opiates with Jerry Adams Sr. and Jerry Adams Jr. every day for 14 months.
The judge said that he was estranged from this part of his family and he refused to step down from the case after Ramey and his attorney brought the information to his attention.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2016/05/akron_federal_judge_john_adams.html