The issue on this appeal is whether a Judge, having become physically disabled after the commencement of the presentation of evidence at a criminal trial, may be replaced by another Judge of coordinate jurisdiction. The defendant contends that such a replacement constitutes a denial of due process. We hold that, in the absence of demonstrable prejudice, the substitution of an incapacitated Trial Judge...
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