· 1/30/1973
People v. Cofield
Citations
- 293 N.E.2d 692
- 9 Ill. App. 3d 1048
- 1973 Ill. App. LEXIS 2886
How courts have described this case
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- finding error at bench trial where court assumed role of judge and prosecutor
- trial court has power to “question witnesses in order to elicit truth or bring enlightenment on material issues which seem obscure”
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Judges: Stamos
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