dismiss the appeal in June, saying the lower court found there was not sufficient evidence to support their claims that Willis has a conflict of interest, and claiming there is "no basis" to appeal Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's March ruling allowing Willis to stay on the case...
That doesn’t automatically mean he wouldn’t permit an appeal, but he didn’t go out of his way to signal his openness to the idea like he did in his dismissal ruling. In his disqualification order, McAfee said that the defense failed to prove an actual conflict ...
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In the end, Judge Scott McAfee ruled there was no actual conflict of interest that would have required disqualification of Willis and her entire office from the case. But he did conclude that Willis' conduct created an "appearance of impropriety" that needed to be "cured" for her to continue...
Here are takeaways from Friday’s ruling: Willis survives, but the DA and her case are wounded While Willis survived the disqualification challenge, the detour over her relationship with Wade has left a stain on her case, both in court – where potential jurors are likely to be familiar ...
Georgia Judge Scott McAfee continued his run of Solomonic decisions in his ruling rejecting the disqualification ofFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing the case accusing former President Donald Trump and a group of his associates of el...
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said in a Friday ruling that District Attorney Fani Willis' use of the "race card" in a speech at an Atlanta church was "legally improper."
In the end, Judge Scott McAfee ruled there was no actual conflict of interest that would have required disqualification of Willis and her entire office from the case. But he did conclude that Willis' conduct created an "appearance of impropriety" that needed to be "cured" for her to continue...
Georgia Judge Scott McAfee continued his run of Solomonic decisions in his ruling rejecting the disqualification ofFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing the case accusing former President Donald Trump and a group of his associates of election...
Judge McAfee said on Monday that depending on his findings after hearing the evidence presented from both sides, Willis could be disqualified from the case. "In studying the law that's been filed up to this point, I think it's clear that disqualification can occur i...