Evidence that could have been elicited by cross-examination at trial is not 'fresh evidence' for the purposes of an appeal, even where the evidence was first given at a subsequent trial of co-accused. A deliberate tactical decision by counsel not to cross-examine expansively on distressing details of a sexual assault is a sound forensic decision that will not ground a fresh evidence appeal.
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