Insane automatism

• Where does it come from?


  Criminal Procedure Act 1991- sentencing guidelines
• R v Quick?


  Insulin, didn't manage food

  episode he blacked out

  not insanity but automatism- insulin is an external reason
• What is the test for insanity?

  1)defect of reason

  2)disease of the mind

  3)not aware of nature/ quality or didn't know was doing something legally wrong
• R v Clarke?


  confusion due to depression, removed items from basket and walked out shop

  defence workes- depression caused defect of reasoning
• What does defect of reason mean?

  At the time of committing crime, mental faculties were defective
• R v Hennessey?


  disease which affects functioning of the mind
• Disease of mind?

  any medical condition as long as other areas are satisified
• Bratly 


  Strangled V- claimed it was due to condition

  Found to be guilty
• R V Kemp?

  struck v with hammer, hardening of arteries resulted in unconsciousness

  not guilty- physical condition
• R V Johnson?


  Suffered paranoid schizophrenia, thought neighbour was guilty of crime

  knew murder was illegal

  defence failed
• What does nature show ?

  not denying of mens rea but need proof that even with one didn't understand act