Can Defendant raise on appeal against a final judgment that is constitutionally invalid because the judge is biased?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, 16 Cal.4th 635, 66 Cal.Rptr.2d 573, 941 P.2d 752 (Cal. 1997):
5 Defendant can raise on appeal, however, "nonstatutory claims that a final judgment is constitutionally invalid because of judicial bias." (People v. Brown, supra, 6 Cal.4th at p. 335, 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 710, 862 P.2d 710, italics omitted.)
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