The conditions of imprisonment anticipated to be experienced by a prisoner, including harsh treatment due to the nature of offences, do not constitute fresh evidence on appeal where those conditions were predictable and addressed before the sentencing judge. Treatment in custody and parole decisions are matters for Correctional Services and the Parole Board respectively, and will not ordinarily ground appellate interference with a sentencing judge's refusal to suspend a sentence.
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