U.S. v. Carlton, No. 07-2344-cr (2nd Cir.) (534 F.3d 97) (July 16, 2008) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
A district judge is not required by 28 U.S.C. ยงยง 455(a) or (b)(1) to recuse himself from presiding over a criminal trial merely because he previously determined that a defendant was guilty of the same conduct in a parole revocation hearing.
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