What is the test for a right to a fair trial?
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The following excerpt is from Norris v. Risley, 918 F.2d 828 (9th Cir. 1989):
"The right to a fair trial is a fundamental liberty." Estelle v. Williams, 425 U.S. 501, 503, 96 S.Ct. 1691, 1692, 48 L.Ed.2d 126 (1976). It is inferred from the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution which provides that
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