Grover B. Reed, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court reversed the post‑conviction court’s denial of Grover Reed’s motion to disqualify Judge Linda McCallum and remanded for a different judge to consider the motion. The Court held the motion was timely and legally sufficient because a reasonably prudent person could fear bias given the judge’s prior involvement in capital prosecutions. Justice Canady, concurring, agreed with the result but rejected the majority’s reliance on the unique aspects of death‑penalty cases.