United States v. Hugh Trent Bland

How courts have described this case

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• finding that judge's questioning constituted reversible error because court essentially took over cross-examination for government
• \A judge's slightest indication that he favors the government's case can have an immeasurable effect upon a jury.\
• \A judge’s slightest indication that he favors the government’s case can have an immeasurable effect upon a jury.\
• \A trial judge's isolated questioning to clarify ambiguities is one thing; however a trial judge cannot assume the role of an advocate....\
• warning against judicial assumption of \the mantle of an advocate\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).