Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
The facts upon which the judgment is based were in sharp dispute. The Trial Judge's antagonistic attitude toward and disparagement of defense counsel and his undue participation during the course of trial require that the judgment be reversed and a new trial had (People v Setaro,
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