Where a trial judge, in a former capacity as Crown Prosecutor, signed an indictment against the accused containing charges that are contested at trial, the circumstances are sufficient to give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias vitiating the convictions, even where the judge had forgotten the prior involvement. A complainant's use of equivocal language such as 'I think he fingered me again' does not necessarily preclude a jury from being satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of penetration, where the evidence viewed in its entirety supports that conclusion.
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