Fresh evidence of a terminally ill prisoner's significantly deteriorated health (80% likelihood of death within 12 months) does not warrant appellate intervention to reduce an already lenient sentence; the appropriate remedy lies with the executive through the parole authority or prerogative of mercy. A Crown Prosecutor's intemperate address improperly raising character evidence can be cured by timely and comprehensive judicial directions without necessitating jury discharge.
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