Automatism
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- Created on: 06-02-19 14:54
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The defence of automatism:
Automatism was defined in Bratty v Attorney-General for Northern Ireland (1961) as...
"An act done by the muscles without any control by the mind, such as spasm, a reflex action or a convulsion; or an act done by a person who is not conscious of what he is doing such as act done whilst suffering concussion or whilst sleep-walking"
This is a defence becuause the act is not voluntary. The defendant does not have the required mens rea for the offence and it must…
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