Appeals court again rebukes Queens judge for acting like a prosecutor

Appeals court again rebukes Queens judge for acting like a prosecutor

For 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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New trial ordered after Queens judge helped prosecutors, appellate court rules

New trial ordered after Queens judge helped prosecutors, appellate court rules

A man who was convicted of assault after he slashed someone in the neck will get a new trial after a panel of appellate judges said that a Queens judge improperly acted like a prosecutor, asking over 400 questions of witnesses during the 2019 trial.

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