Quercia v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• stating that it is prejudicial error for the trial court to comment unfavorably on a witness
• stating that it is prejudicial error for the trial court to comment unfavorably on a witness
• stating that judges must be careful in instructions to limit comments on evidence so as not to sway or mislead jury
• stating that judges must be careful in instructions to limit comments on evidence so as not to sway or mislead jury
• holding that an instruction to the jury that the judge's opinion of the evidence was not binding on them was not sufficient to cure the prejudice caused by the judge's statement that people who wipe their hands while testifying are liars
• holding that an instruction to the jury that the judge’s opinion of the evidence was not binding on them was not sufficient to cure the prejudice caused by the judge’s statement that people who wipe their hands while testifying are liars

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