State v. Hoyle

The defendant asserts that the following four questions are raised on this appeal:

“1. Did the questioning of witnesses by the Court constitute an expression of opinion as to the weight and sufficiency of evidence?

2. Did the Court’s recapitulation of the defendant’s evidence constitute an expression of opinion by the Court?

3. Did the Court err in its charge to the jury on the elements of the plea of self-defense?

4. Did the Solicitor prejudice the defendant by making a remark in the presence of the jury that the defendant had not testified in his own behalf?”

The defendant contends that the…