A stay of sentencing pending appeal against conviction requires exceptional circumstances, and neither poor health (including signs of early dementia, heart problems and reduced life expectancy) nor arguable but not more than arguable prospects of success on appeal, separately or together, constitute such exceptional circumstances. The court also provides a comprehensive ten-point synthesis of the principles governing when judicial interventions during a criminal trial may constitute a miscarriage of justice.
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