In criminal law, automatism is a rarely used criminal defence. It is one of the mental condition defences that relate to the mental state of the defendant. Exclusions · Voluntariness · Reflex movements · Sleep

Automatism is a well-established defence to a range of criminal offences. Automatism is defined in the common law as 'action without conscious volition' and ...

Automatism is an act done by the muscles without any control by the mind. It is a complete defence and the defendant is acquitted when found not guilty.

The defence of automatism is used to protect the accused from being charged for offences committed while they are unable to control their behaviour due to a ' ...

If a defendant manages to successfully plead non-insane automatism, this serves as a complete defence and absolves them of all criminal liability.

The defence of automatism is based on a very basic principle of criminal law: that a person cannot be found guilty of an act which occurred without the ...

Automatism refers to circumstances where a person is disassociated from the act, such that they are simply unable to control their own actions or conduct.

The defence of "non-insane automatism" is a defence available at common law. The law treats "almost all automatisms as the product of a mental disorder ...

Оценка 5,0 (71) The defence of automatism refers to an act committed by the accused 'without conscious volition'. That is, the accused cannot be held criminally liable for an ...