Bodiford likely to hear Marsh case

NOBLE - It looks as if Cobb County Superior Court Judge James Bodiford will president over the case involving the operator of the Tri-State Crematory. <br> <br> The Georgia Supreme Court has refused to hear Brent Marsh&#39;s request for a different judge in his case. <br> <br> An aide to Bodiford -- Rob Anglin -- said Wednesday that his office was notified of the court&#39;s refusal to hear Marsh&#39;s appeal. Anglin says Bodiford will set a hearing soon to consider Marsh&#39;s request for bond. <br> <br> Marsh&#39;s attorney -- Ken Poston -- says that despite the unfavorable decision he is ready to move forward with the request for bond. <br> <br> The 29-year-old Marsh is charged with 316 counts of theft by deception. He also has been charged with 65 counts of abuse of a body. <br> <br> He has been in jail in Walker County since February 17, accused of taking money for cremations he never performed. <br> <br> Poston contended that Bodiford&#39;s impartiality was questionable because the judge publicly stated admiration for the senior judge for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit that has jurisdiction in Marsh&#39;s case.