TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - An anatomy of automatism
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Mackay, R. d.
SP  - 150
EP  - 155
VL  - 55
IS  - 3
N2  - The automatism defence has been described as a quagmire of law and as presenting an intractable problem. Why is this so? This paper will analyse and explore the current legal position on automatism. In so doing, it will identify the problems which the case law has created, including the distinction between sane and insane automatism and the status of the 'external factor doctrine', and comment briefly on recent reform proposals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025802414566373
ID  - ref1
ER  -