Supreme Court· 5/16/1955

In Re Murchison.

Citations

349 U.S. 133
75 S. Ct. 623
99 L. Ed. 2d 942
1955 U.S. LEXIS 807
99 L. Ed. 942

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holding that it was a violation of due process for one adjudicator to preside as the grand jury and judge for the same defendants
holding that the judge violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment when he initiated, prosecuted, and adjudicated indirect criminal contempt charges
holding that it was a violation of due process for one adjudicator to preside as the grand jury and judge for the same defendants
recognizing that “no man is permitted to try cases where he has an interest in the outcome”
holding that “[a] fair trial in a fair tribunal is a basic requirement of due process”
concluding that “no man is permitted to try cases where he has an interest in the outcome”

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Judges: Black, Reed, Minton, Burton

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