United States v. Berber-Tinoco

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• holding that a trial court judge is not a competent witness to factual matters in a case over which he presides
• holding that a trial court judge is not a competent witness to factual matters in a case over which he presides
• holding that a trial court judge is not a competent witness to factual matters in a case over which he presides
• concluding that trial judge “violated Rule 605 when he interjected his own observations” on facts which were neither in the record nor reasonably derived therefrom, but did not violate Rule 605 where he merely summed up the evidence
• concluding the trial court erred in making findings regarding the location of signage on, and the condition of, a roadway with which the judge was personally familiar
• “A trial judge is prohibited from relying on his personal experience to support the taking of judicial notice.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citation omitted)

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