Defendant Julio Gonzalez was convicted of setting fire to the "Happy Land Social Club", resulting in the deaths of 87 people trapped inside, and serious injuries to another. Defendant relied exclusively on an insanity defense at trial. He contends on appeal that the Trial Judge's excessive interference, in the form of extensive questioning of witnesses and various remarks and charges given to the jury, deprived him of a fair trial.
It is well established that a trial...
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