Lee v. State

We affirm William Lee's convictions and sentences for two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of shooting or throwing deadly missiles, and tampering with evidence. We write only to address the unpreserved argument that the trial judge departed from the role of a neutral arbiter and thereby vitiated the fairness of the trial.

Judges' Involvement At Trial

It has long been the law that "Every litigant, including the State in criminal cases, is entitled to nothing less than the cold neutrality of an impartial judge." State ex rel. Mickle v. Rowe , 100 Fla. 1382, 131 So. 331, 332…