TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Automatism re-visited: post-traumatic automatism as a defence to a serious criminal charge
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Wright, N.
A1  - Elfer, D.
A1  - Wright, I.
SP  - 327
EP  - 332
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - A case is described of a policeman who assaulted the man he was arresting after receiving a concussive blow to the head. The defence argued he was suffering from post-traumatic automatism and after juries were unable to agree a verdict in two trials he was acquitted. Aspects of post-traumatic automatism in English law are described and theories of the neurology of concussion and aggressive behaviour are discussed. Guidelines are proposed for the evaluation of cases of post-traumatic automatism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -