Counsel's failure to adduce available evidence about an accused's working hours that could undermine a complainant's account of uncharged acts, failure to cross-examine on inconsistent material in subpoenaed records, and failure to call available character evidence, where the prosecution case depends almost solely on the complainant's evidence, constitutes a miscarriage of justice warranting a new trial. Failures that do not affect the verdict — such as not understanding the order of calling witnesses where the judge corrected the error — do not constitute a miscarriage.
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