A man’s 2017 burglary and assault conviction was tossed by a group of appeals judges last week after they ruled that the Queens judge overseeing the case appeared to act like a prosecutor instead of an independent arbiter.
Read MoreJudges in a state appellate court issued rulings in two separate lawsuits against Forest Hills Stadium last week, sending one back to a Queens court for further proceedings while dismissing another.
Read MoreFor the second time in a month, a state appellate court has overturned a Queens conviction after finding that a trial judge abandoned his role as neutral referee, asking witnesses more than 800 questions and berating the defense attorney in front of the jury.
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