Recantation evidence in appeals against conviction on guilty plea is assessed by the same 'relevant, credible and cogent' test as in other fresh evidence applications, but with heightened caution given the significance of the guilty plea. Evidence that the recanting witness told a third party she could not remember what happened, combined with a motive for recantation (desire to live with the accused parent), may fatally undermine the credibility of the recantation.
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