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Sep 5, 2002 criminal-law due-process right-to-trial administrative-case judges bp-22

Due Process Prevails: Conviction Without Trial Violates Fundamental Rights

A judge who convicted an accused without trial on the merits was held liable for gross ignorance of the law, reaffirming due process.