Fresh evidence of a medical condition diagnosed after sentencing, while satisfying the threshold requirements for reception, will not warrant appellate intervention where the original sentence was lenient, the condition is not life-threatening, adequate treatment is available in custody, and the applicant has elected to defer treatment. Medical evidence in support of such applications should take the form of a report from a competent medical professional, not merely raw prison medical records.
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