Judge Removed From Aaron Spencer Trial—Arkansas Supreme Court's Rare Move Explained

Judge Removed From Aaron Spencer Trial—Arkansas Supreme Court's Rare Move Explained

The Arkansas Supreme Court removed Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's murder case after finding constitutional violations for the second time in seven months. The May reversal called her gag order a "plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of discretion." The January removal came after she limited trial attendance to 55 people, banned cameras, and provided no overflow viewing. Three justices wanted her gone in May. Now the full court agreed.

Aaron Spencer is the Lonoke County father who killed Michael Fosler—the man out on $5,000 bond for allegedly raping Spencer's 14-year-old daughter. Fosler faced 43 counts including sexual assault, internet stalking of a child, and child pornography possession. He should never have been near that child. Instead, she vanished from her bedroom after midnight and ended up in his vehicle. Spencer tracked them, rammed Fosler's truck off the road, and a confrontation ended in Fosler's death.

Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to explain what it takes for a state supreme court to remove a sitting judge, what the Writ of Certiorari means for prior rulings, and why Judge Elmore's history with Fosler's original case matters. We examine the retired judge now taking over, the fourteen legislators who raised fair trial concerns, and what the defense should be pushing for with fresh judicial eyes on this case.

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