Whether the president of the Tribunal d’arrondissement de La Côte had to be recused under Art. 56 let. f CPP because he did not summon two requested witnesses.
No objective circumstances showed bias or an appearance of partiality; refusal to grant evidence requests does not itself justify recusal.
The recusal judge does not review evidentiary management as an appellate court. A refusal to take evidence, even if arguably wrong, is part of the normal exercise of judicial functions and must be corrected, if necessary, by ordinary remedies.