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Judge overrules post-trial challenges in Butler case, leaves child-support calculation intact
Summary
Judge David D. Wolfe overruled Robert Butler—s motion to alter or amend a final judgment, denied a mistrial and refused to immediately reinstate parenting time while the defendant remains incarcerated.
Robert Butler appeared pro se and asked the court to alter or amend a final judgment entered after a July evidentiary hearing, alleging improper ex parte communications, false testimony and other defects. The court reviewed the allegations on the record and specifically addressed the accusation of an ex parte meeting between the judge, the petitioner and petitioner—s counsel.
Judge David D. Wolfe found the accusation of ex parte communication was unsupported by evidence and called it "circumstantial belief": the judge said no such…
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