Australia, March 12 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Feb. 13:
1. HIS HONOUR: The accused, John Jamie Tozer, applies for the Court, as presently constituted, not to determine the sentence to be imposed on Mr Tozer because of apprehended bias associated with the determination of issues at sentence. The Crown submits that the Court, as presently constituted, should hear and determine the sentence.
2. The issue arises because of the history of this matter and the history of the charges that have been preferred against Mr Tozer. Initially, the Court, as presently constituted, arraigned Mr Tozer and his alleged co-offender, Mr Bushell, and commenced a trial of each of them jointly for the c...