The appellants, two black men, appealed the dismissal of their civil actions against the police for alleged misconduct, including racial profiling, assault, and arbitrary detention arising from a traffic stop and subsequent arrest.
They argued the trial judge demonstrated a reasonable apprehension of bias, acted unfairly, and made palpable and overriding errors in rejecting their racial profiling claim.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no apprehension of bias, no procedural unfairness, and no palpable and overriding error in the trial judge's factual findings that the police conduct was justified by the appellants' dangerous driving and flight, rather than racial profiling.
