Unit 3 LAW03 - Criminal Law or Contract Law (LAW7162)
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Criminal Law:Automatism Mind Map (General Defences)
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Automatism
Bratty v A-G For Northern Ireland (1963) An act which is done by the muscles without any control by the
mind.
Elements Explanation
An Action Is Involuntary Hill v Baxter (1958): An action must be involuntary.
R v T (1990): The involuntary action must be caused by an
external factor.
Not Additional But May Be Relevant To Understanding:
> R v Rabey (1980): Ordinary stressors and disappointments are
Caused By An External Factor not external factors.
> R v Quick (1973): Taking too much insulin amounts to an
external factor.
> R v Hennessy (1989): A lack of insulin amounts to an internal
factor.
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