MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A judge recused himself in a letter on Tuesday after sentencing a former youth minister and former basketball coach who pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a child.

Judge Andrew Howorth, a retired Circuit Judge, sentenced Lindsey Whiteside to 10 years under court supervision with no contact with the victim or her family.

"When a judge's ability to be fair and impartial might reasonably be questioned, whether true or not, recusal becomes appropriate," said Howorth in his recusal letter.

This comes after DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton filed a motion to resentence Whiteside last Thursday.

Howorth said that in the Court's opinion, Barton has been selective and decidedly unnuanced in his portrayal of information in this case.

He said that Barton's impressi

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