State v. Mebane

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for murder and two weapons offenses. It held that the trial judge’s questioning of witnesses did not amount to a due process violation, that the evidence supported an inference of intent to kill, and that the defendant waived his unpreserved instructional claims while failing to establish plain error. D’AURIA, J., dissenting in part, would have ordered a new trial because the questioning of the defense experts could have appeared to endorse the state’s case and discredit the defense.