United States v. James Louis Nazzaro

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• holding that a judge’s biased comments may deprive a criminal defendant of a fair trial
• ordering new trial for defendant due to trial judge’s vigorous participation in questioning defendant and defense witnesses, in contrast to lack of hostile interruption of prosecution witnesses, and to many acrimonious exchanges with defense counsel in presence of jury
• \[S]uch admonitions may offset [only] brief or minor departures from strict judicial impartiality.\
• “[S]uch admonitions may offset [only] brief or minor departures from strict judicial impartiality.”

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