A PSYCHIATRIST who argued an alleged fraudster was in a manic state at the time of his offences has been given extra time to consider evidence.
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Justin Luke Yianakis, 40, faced 15 charges related to fraud in Tamworth District Court on Wednesday.
Yianakis' defence psychiatrist Dr Olav Nielssen argued he did not know right from wrong at the time of his offences as he suffers from manic bipolar disorder episodes.
But, Dr Nielssen was not privvy to the same police interview footage as prosecution psychiatrist Dr Stephen Allnutt.
"[Bipolar disorder] makes people quite entitled and glint in consideration of moral questions, they can feel invincible and better than other people," Dr Nielssen told the court.
Judge Jeffery McLennan was concerned Dr Nielssen could not accurately comment on the disorder symptoms without watching the police interviews and granted him a further day to review the evidence.
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The court heard an initial police interview with Yianakis where he claimed to have tried to return nine computers he allegedly fraudulently obtained using a false identity.
The combined cost of the computers is just more than $9000.
"I was under the impression I can use other names," Yianakis told police.
"I've had jobs cancelled at the last minute when my name is Googled so it's easier if I go with a different name, it wasn't that I intended to do it on purpose."
Yianakis' trial will continue on Friday.