Automatism
Automatism
Real World
In R v T (1990), a woman who had been raped committed robbery while in a dissociative state — the court accepted automatism as her acts were involuntary and externally triggered by the traumatic assault.
Exam Focus
Distinguish sane automatism (external cause, complete acquittal) from insane automatism (internal cause, special verdict) — examiners reward this distinction.
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