Opinion ID: 1161616
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Remand to the same district judge

Text: Mazzan claims that his case must be remanded to a judge other than District Judge Breen because Judge Breen was indifferent to Mazzan's claims in the instant petition and does not respect the federal constitution. Mazzan cites the trial transcript from another appeal decided by this court, quoting comments made by the prosecutor in that case which were critical of the constitutional rights provided to criminal defendants. See Middleton v. State, 114 Nev. 1089, 1101, 1112 n. 6, 968 P.2d 296, 305, 312 n. 6 (1998), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 120 S.Ct. 322, 145 L.Ed.2d 251 (1999). These comments were made in Judge Breen's court, and Mazzan claims that Judge Breen did not respond to them and thus in effect adopted them. We conclude that this claim lacks any merit. We are confident that if any further proceedings are necessary in this case, Judge Breen will conduct them in a competent, impartial manner.