By John L. Hill ( December 9, 2022, 11:04 AM EST) -- Appeals of sexual assault cases often raise thorny problems. Introducing new evidence on appeal is difficult at the best of times. An appellant must show that the evidence could not with reasonable diligence been available at trial, and it must go to showing that its introduction, had it been available, would have been enough to change a guilty verdict. What about consent when there is a power imbalance? If the evidence cannot show how vitiation of consent by an accused’s position of power or trust can be maintained, does such an argument have any merit on the outcome?...