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· 4/16/1975

Withrow v. Larkin

Citations

  • 421 U.S. 35
  • 95 S. Ct. 1456
  • 43 L. Ed. 2d 712
  • 1975 U.S. LEXIS 56

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “a biased decisionmaker [is] constitutionally unacceptable”
  • “observing that “a biased decisionmaker [is] constitutionally unacceptable” ”
  • stating that “a biased decisionmaker [is] constitutionally unacceptable”
  • noting the \presumption of honesty and integrity in those serving as adjudicators\
  • noting “a presumption of honesty and integrity in those serving as adjudicators”
  • noting “that the probability of actual bias on the part of the judge is too high to be constitutionally tolerable” in cases where “the adjudicator has a pecuniary interest in the outcome and in which he has been the target of personal abuse or criticism from the party before him”

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Judges: White

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