The Court of Appeal has a broad discretion to admit fresh evidence on appeals against sentence under s 668E(3) of the Criminal Code (Qld), exercisable in the interests of justice, and is not confined by the strict conditions stated in Goodwin (1990) 51 A Crim R 328. R v Cornale [1993] 2 Qd R 294 is confined to changes in the law between sentencing and appeal and does not preclude admission of evidence showing the true state of affairs at the time of sentence. Evidence of events after sentencing is admissible to the extent it reveals the state of affairs existing at the time of sentence.
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