A subpoena for production issued in connection with an appeal will be set aside where the documents sought relate to the authenticity of evidence that was not challenged at first instance and is not the subject of a ground of appeal. The focus of an appeal is on the conclusions reached by the primary judge on the material before them, and a party cannot use a subpoena on appeal to pursue investigations that could and should have been pursued below.
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