Gregory Chandler--Improper Questioning By Judge

In United States v. Tilghman, 124 F. 3d 414 (D. C. Cir. 1998), The Court reversed a conviction for making false statements on a government form because the judge's repeated questions to the defendant could have telegraphed to the jury that the judge did not believe the defendant.  The case, itself, rested heavily on the defendant's personal credibility. 

It seems to me that the judge wanted to be a player in the litigation rather than an umpire.   


GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law