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Where a person acts while in a state of unconsciousness or impaired consciousness. Bratty (1963) Lord DenningAn act is done by muscles without any control by the mind (spasm, reflex action, convulsion) Or, the person is not conscious, suffering from concussion or whilst sleep walking. Quick Malfunct...

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Aut omat i sm 1 Wher eaper s onac t swhi l ei nas t at eofunc ons c i o us nes so ri mpai r e dc o ns c i o us nes s . Brat t y( 1963) Anac ti sdonebymus c l e swi t houtanyc ont r olbyt hemi nd( s pas m,r efle xac t i on, Lor dDenni ng c onvul s i on) Or ,t heper s oni sno tc ons c i ous ,s uffer i ngf r om c o nc us s i o norwhi l s ts l eepwal ki ng. Qui ck Mal f unc t i o ni ngo fmi ndo fat r ans i t or yeffe c tc aus e dbyane xt er nalf ac t ors uc has dr ug,vi ol enc e ,al c o holorhypno t i ceffec t . Broomev D’ smi ndi sno tc ont r ol l i nghi sl i mbs‘ atal l ’ . hec ompl e t el os s .( di s t i ngui s hTwher epar t i all os swasenough) Perki ns( 1987) Demandst AG Ref( No.2 I fD i sac t i nganypur pos i veac t s ,t heni twi l lno tbeani s s ueofaut o mat i s m of1992) I si t t( 1978) Gui l t y .D wasdr unkandc har gedwi t hdange r ousdr i vi ng .D admi tt hathewas r unni ngawayf r om pol i c ebuthec oul dno tc o nt r olhi smus c l esandhadno memo r yoft hei nc i dent .Notaut omat i s m. LJLawt o n-Co ur twi l lno tac c eptD s ayi ng,“ Iam no tgui l t ybe c aus emymi ndwas notwo r ki ngont opge ar ” Tempor ar yi mpai r mentbec aus eofe xt er nalphys i c alf ac t or( e . g.bl o wo nhe ad Sul l i van ( i ns ani t y ) c aus i ngc onc us s i onoradmi ni s t r at i ono fananaes t he t i c ) Bi ngham De f enc egi v en. Dt ooki ns ul i nbutdi dno tf o l l o wt hepr ope rdi e t .So,i twasane xt er nalf ac t or . St r es s ,anxi e t yordepr es s i onar eno tbyt hems e l ves ,e xt e r nalf ac t or . Hennessy ( i ns ani t y ) R vT St r es s ,anxi e t yordepr es s i onwher et he yar eduet oanext e r nalf ac t o rc ange ta de f enc eofaut omat i s m. De f e nc egi ve n.Raper es ul t edi npos t t r aumat i cs t r es sdi s o r de r . Rabey Node f enc e.Ps yc hol ogi c albl o w af t erge t t i ngr ej ec t edbyagi r l . Roach( 2001) De f enc egi venwhe r ec o mbi nat i onofal c oholandpr es c r i be ddr ugswo r kedas e xt er nalf ac t or . I ft hee xt er nalf ac t o ri t s e l fi sc apabl eo fpr oduc i ngas t at eofaut omat i s mt he nt he de f enc ewi l lbegi ve n. Somnambul i sm orsl eepwal ki ng Tol s on( 1889) I ns o mnambul i s m,t heper s ondoesno tkno w whathei sdoi ng;De f enc es houl d begi ven( obi t erdi c t um) Conc us s i onands l e epwal ki ngwi l lbeani s s ueofaut omat i s m. Brat t y ( LordDenni ng) Fol l o wedt hedi c t um ofTol s o n Li l l i enfiel d Ds t abbedhi sf r i endf o r20t i mesi ns o mnambul i s m.De f enc egi ven. Burgess( 1991) Sl eepwal ki ngwi l lbeani s s ueofi ns ani t y . Fi neganv Mo s t l ys l eepwal ki ngi sr es ul t edf oral c oholc ons umpt i onando t hers e l f i nduc ed r e as on,s onode f enc ef o rs l ee pwal ki ng. Heywood Pr i vat eMe mbe r s Aut o mat i s mi nt hec as esofr ape,s ho ul dno tbegi ven. Bi l l ’ ,2008 Thebi l lwasi nt r oduc e dbyHar r yCohenMP’ i n2008butdi dno tpas s . Bi l t on& Davi es;Mackay,Mi t chel l ’ s“Sl eepwal ki ng,Aut omat i sm andI nsani t y”[ 2006] =Sl eepwal ki ngwi l lbeani s s ueo fi ns ani t yo ri ns aneaut omat i s m. Sel f i nducedAut omat i sm Aut o mat i s mi ss e l f i nduc edwher ei tr e s ul t sf r om s ome t hi ngwhi c hD hasdoneorf ai l e dt odos o . Sc o t t i s hHi ghCour tofJudi c i ar y . Fi neganv Aut o mat i s mi sno tavai l abl ewher ei ti ss e l f i nduc ed. Heywood Bai l ey( 1983) Df ai l edt ot akef o odaf t ert aki ngi ns ul i nwhatc aus e dhypo gl yc ae mi cc omaand c ommi t t edt heoffenc eo fSpec i fici nt e nt .De f enc ewi l lbegi venandD wi l lbe c onvi c t edonabas i ci nt e ntc r i me. Di st i nct i onbet weenAut omat i sm andI nsani t y Cas e Aut o mat i s m I ns ani t y ul tofExt e r nalc aus e . Re s ul tofI nt er nalc aus e . Sul l i van( LordDi pl ock) Res Kemp( j us t i c eDevl i n)...