'An act done by the muscles without any control of the mind such as a spasm'
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The answer from the previous question was defined in which case?
Bratty V Attorney General for N. Ireland
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What happened in the case of 'Bailey?'
Defendant was a diabetic who failed to eat after taking insulin and as a result hit someone over the head with an iron bar.
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The case of 'Bailey' is related to what legal point on automatism?
Where the automatism is knowingly self-induced, it can only provide a defence to an offence of specific intent as the defendant lacks the required mens rea.
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For the defence of automatism....
...the defendant raises and the prosecution must then disprove it.
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'Non-insane' automatism is....
Where the cause is an external one. Where such a defence succeeds, it is a complete defence and the defendant is not guilty.
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What is the difference between 'insane automatism' and 'non-insane automatism'
'Non-insane automatism' is where the automatism is caused by an external factor and 'insane automatism' is where the automatism is caused by a disease of the mind.
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Card 2
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The answer from the previous question was defined in which case?
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Bratty V Attorney General for N. Ireland
Card 3
Front
What happened in the case of 'Bailey?'
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Card 4
Front
The case of 'Bailey' is related to what legal point on automatism?
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