A diagnosis of aggressive life-threatening cancer while in custody constitutes fresh evidence warranting reopening of the sentencing discretion where the latent condition existed at the time of sentence. Such a diagnosis may justify reduction of the non-parole period to time served to enable immediate parole eligibility and better access to medical treatment, even where the head sentence is maintained due to the seriousness of the offending.
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