The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lamont, 565 F.2d 212 (2nd Cir. 1977):
A trial should not be a contest of wits between the court and defense counsel searching for reversible error. United States v. Reed, 526 F.2d 740, 742 (CA 2 1975), cert. denied, 424 U.S. 956, 96 S.Ct. 1431, 47 L.Ed.2d 361 (1976). 19
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