Clark County Chief Judge Jerry Wiese denied the defense motion to disqualify Judge Christy Craig from presiding over the criminal case against Vaughn Griffith, who faces charges connected to an alleged sexual assault involving a Las Vegas student. Wiese's order, filed Friday, found that defense attorney Tony Sgro failed to show Craig acted with bias or prejudice. Sgro's disqualification argument centered on Craig's conduct, though the specific basis — a comment, ruling, or ex parte communication — is not fully described in the available summary. Denial of a disqualification motion is the norm absent concrete evidence of bias; the case now proceeds before Craig.
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A Motion to remove judge in Las Vegas student sex crimes case was filed.
newspaper Read articleCourt rejects motion to remove judge in Las Vegas student sex crimes case LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Clark County's top jurist rejected a motion to disqualify the judge presiding over the case of a Las Vegas student charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Chief Judge Jerry Wiese's order in the case against Vaughn Griffith, filed Friday, said the defense did not establish that Judge Christy Craig acted with any bias or prejudice. Defense attorney Tony Sgro's argument centered on Craig's com
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A Motion to remove judge in Las Vegas student sex crimes case was filed.
Court rejects motion to remove judge in Las Vegas student sex crimes case LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Clark County's top jurist rejected a motion to disqualify the judge presiding over …
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