Key legal question
Whether prior participation of the same judges in the co-defendant's trial required their recusal in the defendant's case.
Extracted holding
No; the prior judgment did not show concrete pre-commitment or objective appearance of bias.
Extracted reasoning
Prior involvement in a related case does not automatically create bias. Only specific circumstances showing that the judges had already definitively taken a position on the defendant's guilt would require recusal. The defendant alleged only a theoretical risk, without concrete indications of prejudgment.