Automatism 0.0 / 5 ? LawCriminal lawA2/A-levelOCR Created by: 10dhallCreated on: 23-03-17 17:15 What is automatism? Caused by an external factor, unconsciousness / impaired unconsciousness suffered from involuntary movements 1 of 8 Main case? Quick 1973 2 of 8 What counts as external factors? Hypnosis, medicine, anesthetic, stress disorder, a blow to the head, hypothetical situation: bees 3 of 8 Case involving diabetes? Bailey, took insulin without eating, hit girlfriends new boyfriend round the head with an iron bar he BROUGHT, guilty of gbh 4 of 8 Case involving a car? Driving too close to another car, sneezing fit, crashed, domino effect, relied on automatism 5 of 8 Case involving HYPO glycaemia? Broome v Perkins, driving erratically, hit a car, remembers nothing, could not use defence because he could still manage the car 6 of 8 Principles arising? Can only be pleaded if the result is of an external cause, stress/anxiety are not external, self induced medication can be successful 7 of 8 reform proposals? Common law rules of the defence should be abolished, defence to be narrower, cover more medical conditions 8 of 8
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