Police v Pereira - [1977] 1 NZLR 547

Criminal law — Evidence and proof — Identification of accused by purely circumstantial evidence — Summary proceedings — Bias — Magistrate's prior knowledge of accused's convictions — Appellant has to show magistrate could reasonably be suspected of bias.

Practice — Bias — Magistrate convicting on circumstantial evidence and personal knowledge of accused's past conviction creating a reasonable suspicion of bias.