Does a defendant have a right to a fair trial in a criminal trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Britton, A139191 (Cal. App. 2015):
Even so, the defendant in a criminal trial has a due process right to " ' "a fair trial in a fair tribunal" [citation] before a judge with no actual bias against the defendant or interest in the outcome of his particular case.' " (People v. Harris, supra, 37 Cal.4th 310,
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