A medical expert witness is entitled to rely on and refer to published medical research and statistics to explain and support their opinion evidence, and such evidence does not constitute inadmissible hearsay. When sentencing for multiple offences, the sentencing judge must fix an appropriate sentence for each offence before considering cumulation or concurrence, rather than imposing the total sentence on one count. An offender can only be punished for offences of which convicted; uncharged acts are relevant only to the extent that the offender cannot claim the convicted offences were isolated.
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