In the case known as R.D.S. where a black youth was charged with assaulting a white police officer, the first Black woman judge to be appointed to the bench in Nova Scotia found that reasonable doubt existed and acquitted the black youth of all charges. However, the Crown in that case appealed the decision to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. What was the basis of their appeal?

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The Crown appealed the decision on the basis of alleged judicial bias, arguing that the judge's comments during the trial indicated a bias in favor of the black youth.

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