A Parker warning given by a District Court judge on a sentence appeal — indicating the judge is minded to impose a more severe sentence — is an aspect of procedural fairness, not a denial of it. The giving of such a warning does not give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias in the form of pre-judgment. A judge's reading of filed materials in advance of a hearing is normal judicial preparation and does not constitute pre-judgment.
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