A post-sentence diagnosis of terminal cancer may constitute fresh evidence warranting resentencing where the illness was present in a sub-clinical state at the time of sentence. In such circumstances, the Court may reduce the non-parole period to time served while maintaining the head sentence to reflect the objective seriousness of the offending. The Court cannot intervene where the medical condition arose only after sentence — in such cases, relief lies with the executive.
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