Diggs and Ramsey v. State

In this opinion, we are called upon to determine whether Steven Diggs and Damon Lamar Ramsey, Appellants, are *263entitled to new trials, because the judge who presided over their original proceedings acted like a co-prosecutor. It is clear in both of these cases that neither of the prosecutors presented the cases well, nor did the defense attorneys adequately represent their clients. Nevertheless, it is the presiding judge who is the subject of the questions presented. Diggs presents the following question:

1. Was Mr. Diggs deprived of a fair trial because the trial court failed to preserve an…