State of Connecticut v. Mack Milner

Summary

The court held that the defendant's oral motion to disqualify the trial judge was reviewable despite noncompliance with the applicable written-motion requirements because the undisputed record supplied an adequate factual basis and the issue was preserved. Applying an abuse of discretion standard and the objective reasonable-questioning test, the court concluded that the judge's former employment as the hospital's risk-management director did not establish an appearance of partiality. The judgment was affirmed.