automatismɔˈtɒm əˌtɪz əm
English Definitions:
automatism (noun)
any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
automatism (Noun)
Acting automatically or involuntarily.
automatism (Noun)
An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
automatism (Noun)
A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
Automatism
Automatism is a rarely used criminal defense. It is one of the mental condition defences that relate to the mental state of the defendant. Automatism can be seen variously as lack of voluntariness, lack of culpability or excuse. Automatism means that the defendant was not aware of his actions when making the particular movements that constituted the illegal act. For example, Esther Griggs in 1858 threw her child out of a first floor window believing that the house was on fire, whilst having a night terror. Brian Thomas strangled his wife in their campervan in a more recent case in Aberporth in an episode of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder, where he dreamed there was an intruder on top of his wife. The defence of automatism is denying that the person was acting in the sense that the criminal law demands. As such it is really a denial-of-proof – the defendant is asserting that the offence is not made out. The prosecution does not have to disprove the defence as is sometimes erroneously reported, for example in the press reports of the trial of Arnold Burton; the prosecution has to prove all the elements of the offence including the voluntary act requirement. Automatism is a defence even against strict liability crimes like dangerous driving, where no intent is necessary.
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