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People v. Moulton

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 22, 1978PublishedCited by 217 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order should be affirmed.

The role of a Trial Judge in a criminal case is not merely that of an observer or even that of a referee enforcing the rules of a game (see People v De Jesus, 42 NY2d 519, 523). In fulfillment of its broader obligation to ensure the defendant a fair and impartial trial (People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 238), a court is not without power, to be exercised with judicious restraint, to keep the proceedings within the reasonable confines of the issues and to encourage clarity rather than obscurity in the development of proof (see People v…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. De JesusNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. People v. RodriguezNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by217 opinions

  1. People v. Yut Wai TomNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. ArnoldNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. People v. JamisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. SmallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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