A plea of guilty may be set aside where subsequent psychiatric evidence reveals the accused was of unsound mind at the time of the offence under s 27 of the Criminal Code (Qld), even where the accused was of sound mind at the time of entering the plea. The availability of a complete defence unknown to the accused at the time of plea may constitute a miscarriage of justice warranting intervention on appeal.
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