Here, Family Court initiated the underlying contempt proceeding, applied for the subpoenas duces tecum, ruled upon petitioner’s respective motions to quash and dismiss, questioned the only witness to testify at the hearing, ruled upon counsel’s objections thereto, acted as…
In Tumey, which originated this line of cases, the personal interest was financial and immediate: The compensation of the adjudicating officer (a mayor) included the costs assessed against those defendants whom he found guilty. An equally direct financial gain from…
Holding that “the remedy for allegations of jury partiality is a hearing in which the defendant has the opportunity to prove actual bias. In these cases, however, the Court regarded “actual bias” as including “not only prejudice in the…