A psychologist's report prepared for sentencing, based entirely on information provided by the accused, does not constitute 'fresh evidence' on appeal where that information was available to the accused at trial. The effect of imprisonment on an offender's family can only be taken into account in exceptional circumstances, and evidence of marital breakdown and a child's behavioural problems does not meet that threshold.
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