AUTOMATISM

• The defence of automatism is defined by Bratty as when the body is in an automatic state, where D has no control over muscles, like a reflex.
• The action for automatism must be involuntary, as seen in A-G ref. as the loss of control must be TOTAL not partial.
• The act must arise from an external factor, which Hill v Baxter defines as a swarm of bees or hit on the head.
• The sentence for automatism is a full aquittal, if the defence is a sucess.