The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a judge’s decision to reject a negotiated sentence is not in and of itself grounds to seek recusal.
In a published April 8 opinion in Commonwealth v. Blount, a three-judge panel of the Superior Court ruled that Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Barbara McDermott was not required to recuse from defendant John Blount’s case after she rejected a negotiated sentencing offer.
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