Automatism

Question 1

what is automatism?

Answer 1

d must show that act was

1. involuntary and
2. caused by external factor
3. not self induced

Question 2

what is the first step of automatism?

Answer 2

d’s mind not controlling his limbs

• (Bratty)-act which is fine by the muscles without any control of the mind
• (A-G’s reference (No. 2 of 1992)-needs to be total lack of awareness

Question 3

what is the second step of automatism?

Answer 3

must be external factor

• (Hill v Baxter)-swarm of bees
• (R v T)-exceptional stress
• diabetes
  
  • (Hennessy)-failure of a diabetic to take insulin-defect of reason-insanity
  • (Quick)-failure of diabetic to eat after taking insulin-involuntary-automatism

Question 4

what is the third step of automatism?

Answer 4

not self induced

(Bailey)-self induced not acceptable