The case provides a detailed application of the principles governing appeals based on recantation of trial evidence, confirming that the mere fact of recantation is insufficient to warrant a re-trial. A critical consideration is the evaluation of the credibility and cogency of the retraction, including why false evidence was allegedly given at trial, why the witness changed testimony, and why the present version should be preferred. The test is whether there is a significant possibility that a jury acting reasonably would have acquitted had the fresh evidence been before it.
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