Larry Nassar denied new sentencing judge by Court of Appeals
Larry Nassar denied new sentencing judge by Court of Appeals criticized Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina's conduct during his sentencing. In a 22-page opinion, a three-judge panel split 2-1 against Nassar's effort to be resentenced by a new judge, with two judges writing that Nassar admitted guilt, received a fair sentence and Aquilina did not show bias. All three judges were troubled by some comments Aquilina made about Nassar, calling some of her statements "wholly inappropriate," while adding that "inflammatory hyperbole has no place in a sentencing hearing," a...