A court of appeal may admit further evidence of an offender's mental disorder on a sentence appeal, even where the evidence is not strictly 'fresh', where the offender's impecuniosity prevented obtaining a psychological assessment before sentencing. Where such evidence establishes a causal link between a mental disorder and the offending, the court may re-exercise the sentencing discretion without needing to find the original sentence manifestly excessive.
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