Impeding A Fair Trial
A fair trial might be impeded by:
- Contempt of court (typically by the media or jurors)
- Witness intimidation
- Non-disclosure of evidence, through malice or through abuse of State Secrets Privilege (in the USA/) or Public-interest immunity (in the UK)
Read more about this topic: Right To A Fair Trial
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—Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)
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—Frank Moore Colby (1865–1925)
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—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)