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àWe€granted€this€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€10,€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏAppellate€Procedure€solely€for€the€purpose€of€addressing€the€actionÏof€the€trial€œjudge›€in€refusing€to€recuse€himself€on€motion€of€theÏdefendant,€appellant.€€Upon€consideration,€we€are€of€the€opinionÏthat€the€trial€judge€should€have€recused€himself.€€We,€therefore,Ïremand€the€case€to€the€trial€court€with€instructions€that€the€trialÏjudge€shall€recuse€himself€from€further€hearings€in€this€matter€andÏshall€through€regular€procedure€have€the€matter€assigned€to€anotherÐ Ð9.;d Ðjudge.Ìâ âÌà  àThis€case€has€been€in€the€courts€for€a€lengthy€period,Ïincluding€a€previous€appeal€to€this€court.€€In€the€previous€appeal,Ïwe€remanded€the€case€to€the€trial€court€for€a€hearing€on€the€issueÏof€child€visitation.€€œBecause›€the€appellant€is€incarcerated€in€theÏstate€penal€system,€visitation€œhas›€been€a€most€difficult€issue.€€OnÏremand,€the€appellant€through€Pro€Bono€counsel€filed€a€motion€toÏhave€the€children€of€the€appellant€made€available€to€meet€with€aÏpsychologist€for€a€determination€and€evaluation€of€the€effect€ofÏproposed€visitation€by€the€appellant€with€the€minor€children.€€TheÏcourt€summarily€denied€the€motion.€€Thereafter,€the€appellant,Ïthrough€œcounsel,›€filed€a€motion€to€have€the€Honorable€Samuel€PayneÏrecuse€himself€from€the€case.€€As€grounds€for€the€motion,€theÏappellant€asserted€that€"while€the€court€heard€argument€on€theÏpetitioner's€motion€for€expert€testing€of€the€minor€children€of€theÏparties,€the€Court€announced,€prior€to€hearing€the€argument,€thatÏthe€Court€was€denying€said€motion."€€The€motion€was€supported€by€anÏaffidavit€of€appellant's€counsel€which€states€is€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à1.à ` àAffiant€œiñöñ›ñöññîñsñîñ›€over€the€age€of€twenty„one€(21)€years€ofÐ ˆ,Ð * Ðage,€has€first€hand€knowledge€of€the€facts€recitedÏherein,€and€is€competent€to€testify€as€to€theÏstatements€recited€herein;€andÐ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à2.à ` àAffiant€is€attorney€of€record,€in€the€instantÐ p0¸$/ Ðaction;€andÐ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à3.à ` àAffiant€was€present€in€court€on€a€motion€to€hearÐ È2'2 Ðproof,€when€the€Honorable€Judge€said,€"I'm€going€toÏdeny€your€motion,€but€you€can€put€on€any€proof€youÏwant€to."€€Or€words€to€that€effect.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌâ âÓÓÐ °6ø*7 Ðà  àWhile€there€is€an€affidavit€in€the€record€from€which€it€mightÏâ âbe€inferred€that€the€trial€judge€did€not€make€the€commentsÏattributed€to€him,€the€allegations€are€not€directly€rebutted.€ÏThus,€we€will€resolve€any€doubt€in€favor€of€the€appellant€for€theÏsole€purpose€of€preserving€the€integrity€of€the€judiciary.ÌÌà  àWhile€we€do€not€in€any€manner€mean€to€imply€that€Judge€PayneÏdid,€in€fact,€do€anything€improper,€we€are€persuaded€that€theÏactions€of€the€trial€judge€could€be€perceived€as€prejudging€theÏœcaseñïñ,ñïñ›€thereby€constituting€an€impropriety€tending€to€erode€publicÏconfidence€in€the€integrity€and€impartiality€of€the€judiciary.€ÏUnder€the€Code€of€Judicial€Conduct,€by€which€we€are€all€bound,€itÏis€not€only€necessary€to€avoid€improprieties€but€to€avoid€theÏappearance€of€an€impropriety.€€Canon€2€provides€as€follows:€€"AÏJudge€Shall€Avoid€Impropriety€and€the€Appearance€of€Impropriety€inÏAll€of€the€œJudgeñðñ'ñðñs›€Activities."ÌÌà  àWe,€therefore,€believe€that€it€is€in€the€best€interests€of€theÏjudiciary€that€Judge€Payne€recuse€himself€from€further€participa…¼tion€in€this€case.€€Accordingly,€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trialÏcourt€for€other€and€further€action€consistent€with€this€opinion.€ÏCosts€are€taxed€to€the€appellee.ÌÌÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_______________________________Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDon€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€œJudgeñññÐ @8ˆ,9 ÐññññòñÐ @8ˆ,9 Ðñòñ›Ð  @8ˆ,9 ÐÑ  ÑÑ7€4•XXdÈXXdÈ7Ñ€€€à@ˆˆìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSˆÐ ¸  Ðà@$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEˆÌÌÌÌÌGINA€M.€CATAPANO€SANJINES,€€€€€€)à  àHAMILTON€CIRCUITÐ h° Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€œC.ñõñ€ñõñA.›€NO.€03A01„9808„CV„00253Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìœñóñ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)›Ìñóñ›€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àHON.€SAMUEL€PAYNEÐ P˜  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àJUDGEÐ `  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìœñôñ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)›Ìñôñ›€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌJ.€ARIEL€SANJINES,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àREMANDED€WITH€INSTRUCTIONSÐ p¸  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌà@  &ìàòòJUDGMENTóóˆÐ X  ÐÌÌÓÓà  àThis€case€came€on€to€be€heard€on€the€application€of€theÏappellant€for€an€extraordinary€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€10€of€theÏRules€of€Appellate€Procedure€and€the€response€thereto€by€theÏappellee.€€Upon€consideration,€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€trialÏcourt€should€have€recused€himself€from€further€proceedings€in€thisÏcase.Ìà  àAccordingly,€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€withÏinstructions€that€the€trial€judge€shall€recuse€himself€and,Ïpursuant€to€proper€procedure,€have€the€case€assigned€to€anotherÏjudge.€€Costs€are€assessed€to€the€appellee.ÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPER€CURIAMÌ