Opinion ID: 1804887
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: statements or actions of judge

Text: I wish to repeat one of the opening instructions. It is very important that you understand that although I am neutral in this case it was my duty to make certain rulings and to conduct the trial. In making these rulings and in conducting the trial, I did not intend to suggest to you how you should decide any questions of fact in this case. If anything I said or did appears to you to intimate how you should decide, please be assured it was unintentional and you should disregard it and form your own opinion. If I made any comment concerning the evidence which you find is not warranted by the evidence, you should wholly disregard my comment and rely upon your own recollection or observation. Considering the record as a whole, Emery has failed to substantiate her claim of judicial bias.