197 Habeas Corpus

197II Grounds for Relief; Illegality of Restraint

197II(B) Particular Defects and Authority for Detention in General

197k481 k. Conduct of Trial, in General.

Pre-trial statements and actions of state court, calling defendant “three or four time loser,” “dummy,” “spoiled brat,” “sham,” “shill,” and “sociopath,” did not deny defendant a fair trial, so as to warrant federal habeas relief; although statements by trial judge clearly expressed impatience, dissatisfaction, annoyance, and also anger, and were unnecessary and perhaps uncalled for, they did not indicate actual hostility or bias or make fair judgment impossible.
Lewis v. Robinson, 67 Fed. App’x. 914 (6th Cir. 2003)