Judge's Facebook 'Friendship' with Victim's Father Insufficient to Establish Absence of Impartiality

摘要

In Youkers v. Texas [No. 05-11-01407 CR, (Tex. Ct. App., 5th Dist, May 15, 2013), a Texas appeals court ruled that a trial judge did not abuse his discretion when he denied Youkers' motion for a new trial based on allegations that the judge was biased by his Facebook "friendship" with the victim's father.