Webb v. Texas, No. 71-6647 (U.S. Supreme Court) (409 U.S. 95; 93 S.Ct. 351) (December 4, 1972) (Per Curiam)
In this case, the petitioner claimed that the trial court had violated his constitutional rights by "threatening and harassing" the sole witness for his defense, so that the witness refused to testify.
In reversing the petitioner's conviction, the Court pointedly noted that: "The trial judge gratuitously singled out this one ...
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