Supreme Court· 3/14/1927

Tumey v. Ohio

Citations

273 U.S. 510
47 S. Ct. 437
71 L. Ed. 749
1927 U.S. LEXIS 708

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holding that appellant’s due process rights were violated when mayor received compensation for his statutorily-mandated judicial duties only if defendant was convicted
holding that appellant's due process rights were violated when mayor received compensation for his statutorily-mandated judicial duties only if defendant was convicted
holding that due process is violated where judge has “direct, personal, substantial pecuniary interest” in convicting
concluding that a judge who was paid based on his number of convictions had an unconstitutional “direct pecuniary interest in the outcome” of his cases
concluding that judges should not preside over cases involving a “direct, substantial pecuniary interest” in the outcome
holding that a judge with a direct, personal, substantial pecuniary interest in reach a conclusion against [the criminal defendant] in his case” was constitutionally disqualified

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