Pennsylvania's state supreme court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether there is any time a judge can have a private conversation with a witness. The case concerns a judge who called a defense witness to the bench to have a discussion that allegedly had nothing to do with the trial. The Superior Court granted the plaintiffs a new trial, finding they were prejudiced by the encounter. The ruling diminishes a judge's discretionary powers, the defense attorneys claim.
August 23, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The state supreme court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether there is any time a judge can have a private conversation with a witness.
The case concerns a judge who called a defense witness to the bench to have a discussion that allegedly had nothing to do with the trial.
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