A sentence of 5 years imprisonment suspended after 2 years for fraud totalling $150,000 committed over approximately 4 years and 8 months, involving systematic breach of trust, concealment through forged documents, relevant prior criminal history, and a late guilty plea, falls within the appropriate sentencing range of 4 to 6 years and is not manifestly excessive. New evidence on appeal that could reasonably have been obtained at the time of sentence will not be admitted absent exceptional circumstances demonstrating a miscarriage of justice.
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