Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Judicial Conduct — Receipt of Extra-Judicial Communications During Pendency of Case

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Judges must not be influenced by extraneous events occurring outside court. Such influence risks miscarriage of justice. The principle applies to judicial conduct in all proceedings. The rule protects judicial impartiality and the fair trial right. Judges must decide solely on evidence presented in open…

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