Straightforward application of the De Vries/Fox v Percy principles governing appellate review of credibility findings to a traffic offence appeal. Confirms that inconsistencies in prosecution evidence on peripheral matters (such as the precise length of delay at traffic lights) do not require a magistrate to reject the prosecution case on the critical issues. Also confirms that a magistrate's interventions to assist a self-represented litigant with the framing of questions do not constitute denial of a fair hearing.
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