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Judge Blocks DA Disqualification in Gun Trial | Albany News
A judge in Albany County has rejected the defense’s bid to remove the District Attorney’s office from Demetrio Daga’s gun trial, citing a heated, profanity-filled confrontation between DA Lee Kindlon and defense attorney Adam Eggleston as grounds for disqualification. The defense claimed Kindlon’s outburst—calling Eggleston a coward and threatening his firm’s effectiveness—showed bias against their client and warranted a special prosecutor. But prosecutors countered that the defense had themselves publicly attacked the DA’s office as “tyrants,” making them unfit to complain about private…
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