automatism Flashcards

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automatism

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commits crime whilst suffering from a malfunctioning of the mind due to an external cause

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involuntary automatism

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beyond d’s control - aquital
bratty defined it as an act done without any control by the mind
normal crime - reduced control
SL - no control at all

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Ryan

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startled during a robbery - d claimed reflex

high court held he was guilty as reflex action is not part of the defence

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Broome v Perkins

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hypo episode as he didn’t eat after insulin, he drove hitting cars
automatism failed - evidence he had control as he was swerving the cars

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Watmore v Jenkins

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hypo episode but carried on driving for 5 miles

automatism failed - as he had to have complete destruction for it to succeed

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AG Ref No2

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lorry driver drove for over 6 hours, crashed killing 2 people
D raised automatism since he had driving without awareness
COA - automatism failed as only total unawareness would suffice in the future

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Hill v Baxter

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driving and was overcome with a mysterious illness - drove through a stop sign and crashed
Automatism failed - since he clearly had control of the car

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Whoolley

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had a sneezing fit whilst driving causing a crash of several cars
The MC - automatism succeeded as the sneezing was an involuntary act

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T

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raped and suffered PTS when days later she was charged with robbery and stabbing the victim
TJ - allowed automatism as it was an external cause
Jury - rejected it and convicted her

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Narbrough

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courts held there is no link between PTSD and dissociation so automatism failed

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Falconer

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wife killed husband as he had been sexually abusing her and her daughters
automatism succeeded as it was an extraordinary trigger

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Rabey

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geology student attacked and strangled a girl with a rock as she didn’t love him back
D pleaded automatism by dissociation and the TJ accepted
On appeal the SC held that ‘ordinary stresses of life do not constitute an external cause’

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Stone

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wife insulted him so he stabbed her 47 times

automatism failed - insanity as its an ordinary trigger

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Hennessy

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took a vehicle without the owners consent - hadn’t taken his insulin in 3 days, hyper seizure
pleaded guilty but would have been NGRI

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Quick

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nurse attacked his patient - took insulin but ate nothing after
COA - automatism as it was external drugs taken

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Burgess

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attacked with a wine bottle and a VCR, claimed he was sleep walking.
pleaded automatism but it was internal so insanity

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Parks

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during his sleep he drove to his in-laws killing the mother in law and attacked the father in law, claimed he was sleepwalking
automatism succeeded as it was caused by external stress at work

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Bilton

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young couple drinking in a bar, d raped a girl whilst she was asleep
automatism succeed - should of been internal

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Thomas

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gang attacked an older couple, he suffered night terrors and killed his wife in the night
should of been insanity but the prosecution withdrew so it was automatism

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Kay v Butterworth

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felt sleep&drowsy but continued to drive and fell asleep at the wheel
automatism failed as it was his own fault

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Bailey

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diabetic for 30 years - took insulin but failed to eat and attacked a man with a bar
guilty of S.18&S.20 reckless
COA created the Bailey exception - where D was not reckless as they did not foresee the likely reaction then the defence may succeed

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Bailey

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diabetic for 30 years - took insulin but failed to eat and attacked a man with a bar
guilty of S.18&S.20 reckless
COA created the Bailey exception - where D was not reckless as they did not foresee the likely reaction then the defence may succeed

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C & Clarke

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both hypoglycaemic seizures of which they continued to drive killing pedestrians
automatism failed as it was self induced