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U.S. v. Muyet, No. S3 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (994 F.Supp. 501) (February 20, 1998) (Judge Peter K. Leisure)

Court rejected a motion for recusal under 28 U.S.C. ยง 455(a), holding that critical or disapproving judicial remarks do not ordinarily support a bias or partiality challenge.

Citing Liteky v. U.S., 510 U.S. 540 (1994) the court observed that "judicial remarks during the course of a trial that are critical ...

 

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