Edgel v. State

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings before a new judge. See Sears v. State, 889 So.2d 956, 960 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) (“The trial judge in the present case crossed the line of neutrality and impartiality, and as a result, Mr. Sears did not receive a fair and impartial violation of probation hearing.”); Cagle v. State, 821 So.2d 443, 444 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) (“[While a] trial court may conduct probation revocation proceedings in an informal manner and ... question witnesses, ... it may not assume the role of the prosecutor. Doing so deprives the defendant of the fair and impartial…