How have courts characterized testimony by a judge characterized a witness's testimony?
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The following excerpt is from Penasquitos Village, Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 565 F.2d 1074 (9th Cir. 1977):
In People v. Earl, 1935, 10 Cal.App.2d 163, 166, 51 P.2d 147, 148, the trial judge characterized a witness's testimony as follows: "I have tried to get this witness to speak like a man, but it doesn't seem to do any good. He doesn't seem to want the jury to hear his testimony." The judge later cross-examined the same witness as to whether or not he ever told the truth. The appellate court found these statements to be error, but harmless.
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