Expression by judge of opinion in case reversible error
Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 462.; Code 1863, § 3172; Code 1868, § 3183; Code 1873, § 3248; Code 1882, § 3248; Civil Code 1895, § 4334; Penal Code 1895, § 1032; Civil Code …
It is error for any judge, during the progress of any case, or in his charge to the jury, to express or intimate his opinion as to what has or
has not been proved. Should any judge violate this Code section, the violation shall be held by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals to be error, the decision in the case shall be reversed, and a new trial shall be
granted in the court below with such directions as the Supreme Court
or the Court of Appeals may lawfully give.
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