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
Famous quotes containing the words impeding, fair and/or trial:
“That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.”
—Frank Moore Colby (1865–1925)
“The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 16:1-3.
“For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together. There is no umpire between us, who might lay his hand on us both.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Job 9:32-33.
Job, about God.