AQA A2- Automatism & Insanity 0.0 / 5 ? LawDelegated legislationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: raj5009Created on: 03-11-16 11:54 The loss of control of body must be total Attorney General's Reference no.2 of 1992 1 of 11 The insulin caused the medical condition (hypoglycaemia), not the diabetes, so his appeal was allowed Quick 2 of 11 Self-induced automatism can be a defence, if D wasnt reckless Bailey 3 of 11 'it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt subject to... the defence of insanity'- burden of proof on the D to prove insanity Woolmington 4 of 11 Epilepsy causes faculties to be impaired to the extent of causing a defect of reason. (does not need to be permanent) Sullivan 5 of 11 Courts concerned with the mind not brain, mind meaning: 'mental faculties of reason, memory and understanding' Kemp 6 of 11 Hyperglycaemia can be insanity Hennessey 7 of 11 Sleep walking is internal Burgess 8 of 11 nature and quality of act refers to the physical not moral nature of act Codere 9 of 11 'wrong means contrary to law'- if D knows that he is legally wrong, then he is sane Windle 10 of 11 Defence not available, medical evidence proves he knew what he was doing was wrong Johnson 11 of 11
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