Opinion ID: 1719601
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the validation hearing

Text: Besides the two issues raised before the circuit court, appellant also urges on appeal that the circuit court denied him due process and showed bias in the way he was treated during the hearing. The record shows that appellant first filed a pleading in the validation proceedings on the morning of the hearing, styled Answer of Intervenor. Winterfield complains that several irregularities occurred before and during the hearing because he was not granted intervenor status until the end of the hearing, and that at one point the judge demonstrated bias by speaking to him condescendingly. Our review of the record convinces us that the trial judge acted reasonably in light of the last-minute nature of appellant's appearance. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of validation of the circuit court. It is so ordered. BOYD, C.J., ADKINS, OVERTON, ALDERMAN, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.