ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Jesse Matthew, Jr. wants a new judge presiding over the Hannah Graham trial.
Matthew’s attorney filed a motion on Tuesday to recuse Judge Cheryl Higgins on grounds that her daughter attends the University of Virginia, where Graham was a student.
Click here to see the document for the motion.
Judge Higgins says her daughter did attend a memorial service for Graham, but she didn’t know if she knew Hannah.
Matthew is charged with capital murder in connection to Graham’s death.
A hearing is scheduled for June 25 in Albemarle County. A trial date has not been set.
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