After he was convicted of two counts of first degree perjury, Shamon L. Bedell claimed a Monroe County Court judge shouldn't have taken the case because that same jurist had heard Shamon utter the prevarications. Arguing that the judge was somehow biased, and that the right to a fair trial was compromised, Shamon appealed.
Since the "contradicting statements" were made on the record, and the judge didn't need to testify as a witness, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, affirmed the conviction. (Nor did it think that Shamon had been forced to lie.)
Shamon him.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: People v. Bedell