The judge may not express during any stage of the trial, any opinion in the presence of the jury on any question of fact to be decided by the jury.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1222
Expression of opinion prohibited
Applied in 74 court decisions — leading case State v. Blackstock (1985)
Most recently applied in 258 N.C. App. 660 - State v. Shore (April 2018)
1977, c. 711, s. 1.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.