A post-trial diagnosis of schizophrenia, supported by unanimous expert evidence and confirming that a psychotic episode at the time of the offence was attributable to schizophrenia rather than drug-induced psychosis, may constitute fresh evidence establishing a miscarriage of justice warranting a special verdict under s 7(4) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW).
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