automatism

• automatism is defined as a defence where at the time of the offence, D had no control over his/her mind which was caused by an involuntary, external factor.
• what is the first step of a automatism scenario?

  1. total loss of control
• which case defined automatism?

  BRATTY
• what counts as an external cause of the brain malfunctioning?

  the effect from a drug or alcohol etc.
• name the case that established what an external cause was for automatism

  HILL V BAXTER
• Which case argued that a self-induced automatism would be less likely to gain a defence for?

  BAILEY
• which case showed only a partial loss of control?

  COLEY
• which case argued that involuntary automatism allowed for a defence?

  HARDIE
• What is the special verdict for automatism?

  a full aquittal
• name the A-G case that argued an automatism must be a TOTAL loss of control

  A-G ref 1993