CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 113
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 113
113 . Special verdict may be required
(1) If in a trial the
question arises whether, under The Criminal Code section 27, the accused was
not criminally responsible for an act or omission on account of unsoundness of
mind, the judge must direct the jury that if it finds the accused not guilty
of the charge on account of unsoundness of mind, it must return a special
verdict to that effect.
(2) If the judge is of
the opinion that the proper sentence or order to be imposed —
(a) on
an accused if convicted; or
(b) on
an accused if found not guilty on account of unsoundness of mind,
may depend upon a
specific fact, the judge may require the jury to give its verdict on that fact
specifically.