Young v. Bertram

CULLEN, Commissioner. Upon appearing for arraignment in the Taylor Circuit Court on 12 felony indictments against him charging misapplication of public funds, E. Poe Young, County Court Clerk of Taylor County, filed an affidavit alleging that the circuit judge was prejudiced against him and moved that the judge vacate the bench. The judge failed to vacate the bench whereupon Young brought the instant original proceeding in this Court seeking an order prohibiting the circuit judge from proceeding further in the prosecution under the indictment.