Patrick v Police - [1982] 2 NZLR 629

Courts — Judiciary — Bias — Allegation of bias by predetermination — Defendant was charged with disorderly behaviour at a rugby ground during the Springbok tour — Immediately prior to the calling of the defendant's case the District Court Judge had convicted a person of disorderly behaviour at the same protest — Whether the Judge should have acceded to the defendant's request to disqualify himself from determining the charge against her.