[count-your-change]

The judge said she had received the letter, not the prosecution and didn’t know whether it was true or not. It was the defense that went off but didn’t dispute what was said.
The only person that should be removed is the defense attorney for his admitted conflict.

[muawiyah]

There's no admitted conflict at all. The judge said she has a letter that she has not shared. She proposes on that basis that the counsel might leave the case.

The trial isn't even under way. Plus, the judge just swapped places with the prosecutor. The defense lawyer would have been more than justified to file a complaint with the state supreme court!

You ever see a Kangaroo Hop?

[muawiyah]

BTW, in American, but not European and Congolese jurisprudence, silence in the face of an accusation does not mean "yes" and cannot be taken as a sign of guilt.

The lawyer clearly criticized the judge for attempting to blackmail him into leaving the case (does she fear him winning the case?) Whether or not he admitted to being a child molester or other kind of tutti-fruitti is a different issue, and should be referred to a trial, not a judge to counsel discussion in a hearing on an entirely different matter.

You begin to see why these guys get off so easy ~ too many judges not interested in running a regular trial from beginning to end. Going after their lawyer is mickey mouse stuff. If he needs gotten he can be gotten at another time.