People v. Ryer

*908The defendant’s contention that he was denied a fair trial by certain remarks and questions posed by the trial court to various witnesses is without merit. None of the court’s questions or remarks prevented the jury from arriving at an impartial verdict based upon the evidence presented. The court kept the proceedings within the confines of the issues and encouraged clarity in the development of proof (see People v Moulton, 43 NY2d 944, 946 [1978]; People v De Jesus, 42 NY2d 519, 523 [1977]). Although certain of the court’s comments during the course of the proceedings would have been better…