The distinction between new and fresh evidence in criminal appeals remains of full significance in Western Australia, with different and more stringent tests applying to new evidence. Trial counsel's forensic decisions will not ground a miscarriage of justice where they are capable of reasonable explanation on an objective basis, even where alternative strategies might have been pursued. A voice recognition direction is not required where the identification evidence does not represent a significant part of the proof of guilt.
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