Defences- Automatism Flashcards

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Who outlined the defence of automatism and in what case

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Lord denning outlined it in the case of Bratty

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What did the case of bratty say

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An act isn’t punishable if it is done involuntary, by the muscles without the control of the mind e.g. spasms or reflexes

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What type of defence is automatism

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General defence- for all offences
Complete defence

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what is automatism caused by

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An external factor

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What are the 2 elements of automatism

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  • d was acting involuntary
  • it was caused by an external factor
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What case was used for D acting involuntary and what was said

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Attorney general reference- defence available where there’s total destruction of voluntary control

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what will not suffice the d acting involuntary as said in attorney general reference

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Partial LOC

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What case highlighted stress as an external factor

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R v T

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what does the case of quick say in terms of external factors

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Insulin may be an external factor

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What are the 2 situations of self induced automatism

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  • D in self induced automatic state and knew actions likely to lead to that state
  • D in self induced automatic state but not know actions likely to lead to that state
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What the result of the D knowing their actions would lead to the state for self induced automatism of basic and specific intent offences

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Basic intent offences- no defence
Specific intent offences- partial defence

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Whats the result of the D not knowing their actions would lead to the state for self induced automatism of specific/basic intent offences

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Basic/specific intent offences- complete defence

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What case is used for an example of self induced automatism and what happened

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Hardie- he took Valium to calm self, had a complete defence as he wasn’t reckless and he hadn’t anticipated the outcome

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