Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the recusal appeal against Kantonsgerichtspräsident Walter Kobler was well founded.
Decisione estratta
The challenged facts did not objectively create an appearance of bias; the recusal request was rejected.
Motivazione estratta
The newspaper article did not show that the judge had made the alleged statements, and alleged procedural or substantive errors in the criminal trial did not, by themselves, establish bias absent especially grave or repeated misconduct.