Questão jurídica principal
Whether the challenge against the other members and substitute members of the appellate criminal chamber was well founded
Decisão extraída
The challenge was rejected; the record did not show objective circumstances creating an appearance of bias for the remaining judges.
Fundamentação extraída
The defendant relied mainly on assumptions that the president's improper letter had been coordinated with the others. The appellate court found no evidence of such coordination, no indication that the others knew of or approved the letter, and no concrete facts suggesting institutional bias.