Otmane El Rhazi : Germany: Judge Texting During Trial Created Appearance of Bias

Otmane El Rhazi from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal Monitor.

Criminal procedure; Judges - On June 17, 2015, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) held that the private use of a cell phone by a judge during the questioning of a witness in the trial of a case... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.