Automatism Flashcards
1
Q
Actions are 100% Involuntary / No Control
A
AG Ref (No.2 of 1992)
2
Q
(Muscle Spasm) made D Loose Control
A
Woolley
3
Q
D MUST Provide Evidence for their Automatic Conduct
A
Hill v Baxter
4
Q
Automatism MUST be Caused by an External Factor
A
Kay v Butterworth
5
Q
PTSD = External Factor
A
Lord Goddard CJ
6
Q
Rape is NOT an External Factor
A
R v T
7
Q
Self-Induced Automatism Governed by
A
Bailey
8
Q
D is not aware of their actions leading to the ‘Self-Induced Automatic State’ = Defence Avaliable
A
Hardie
9
Q
An Act which is Done by the Muscles WITHOUT Control from the Mind
A
Lord Denning
