State v. Mebane — dissenting

Summary

Justice D’Auria dissented from the majority’s rejection of the defendant’s due process challenge to the trial court’s questioning of defense experts. The dissent concluded that the court’s questioning of the forensic-science and automotive experts could have discredited them and conveyed approval of the state’s theory on issues central to the verdict, requiring a new trial. Justice D’Auria did not address the majority’s analysis of the defendant’s other claims.