United States v. Penner’s Empirical Analysis
425 F.2d 729 · 1970
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
June 1979
most recently cited
18 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Glasser v. United States · Murphy v. Houma Well Service · Huth v. Southern Pacific Co. · Orser v. United States · Jones v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Although the isolated portions of the record quoted on brief might indicate an undue interference by the trial judge with the trial, we think that the first contention is refuted by a perusal of the record as a whole. From such examination it is clear that the main purpose of the trial judge’s intervention was to assist the jury and to discourage efforts by defense counsel to explore irrelevant issues and to make premature jury arguments. The comments of the court were not argumentative and did not indicate his views as to guilt or innocence. [Emphasis added]. Id. at 730 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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