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031189P.pdf   10/21/2003  United States  v.  Dennis Lee Sypolt
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-1189
   Western District of Missouri   
   Criminal case - criminal law. District court did not err in refusing to 
   disqualify himself sua sponte; judge's comments fall into the category 
   of stern but short-tempered efforts at courtroom administration, which 
   the Supreme Court has stated do not require recusal; refusal to grant a 
   delay to permit arrival of defense witness was not plain error in light 
   of the evidence against defendant; the court did not err in denying 
   request for acceptance-of-responsibility reduction or reduction based 
   on defendant's mental condition.