Legal Opinion
People v. Mees
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1979PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*998OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The orders of the Appellate Division should be reversed and a new trial ordered.
In the course of the 15-day jury trial of these defendants, which resulted in their convictions of manslaughter in the first degree, the unwarranted, persistent intrusion by the presiding Justice in the proceedings deprived defendants of the fair trial to which they were entitled. Not only did the court ask over 1,300 questions of the witnesses, which constituted more than a third of the total number of questions propounded during the entire trial, he also usurped the authority both…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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