Strange but True: One very heated and arguably prejudicial exchange between a judge and public defender in a murder case

"[R]etired Jefferson Circuit Judge Martin McDonald repeatedly criticizes assistant public advocate David Barron and cuts him off as he tries to offer a few thoughts in response to claims that the attorney is "unethical" and a "backseat driver" who is "making a mountain out of a molehill" rather than a "real" trial lawyer," wrote Martha Neil in See the Video: Angry Judge Blasts ‘Backseat Driver’ Appellate Counsel in High-Profile Murder (ABAJ News). For the Courier-Journal, Andrew Wolfson covers the story and the judge's past history on the bench in detail at Judge threatens to 'strangle' attorney in 'ridiculous' case. [JH]