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Return to Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Essentials of Criminal Law 4e, Student Resources
Chapter 13 Self-test questions
Denial of an offence
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Insanity
Intoxication
Sane automatism
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The defence of intoxication can arise from drugs as well as alcohol.
True or false?
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False
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The intoxication rules only become relevant where, as a result of intoxication, D lacks the prescribed
mens rea
for the offence.
True or false?
True
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False
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If D is voluntarily intoxicated, the burden of proof shifts to D to prove their innocence.
True or false?
True
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False
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In some cases, the fact that D was voluntarily intoxicated can be a substitute form of
mens rea
.
True or false?
True
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False
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Drinking alcohol to build courage to commit a specific intent crime will remove the availability of voluntary intoxication as a defence.
True or false?
True
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False
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What is sane automatism?
Where D lacks voluntariness because of alcohol.
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Where D lacks voluntariness because of an external factor.
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Where D lacks voluntariness because of drugs.
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Where D lacks voluntariness because of their mental health.
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Automatism can apply if the "external factor" is D's taking illegal drugs.
True or false?
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Automatism requires a complete loss of voluntary control of oneself.
True or false?
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False
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In some cases, the fact that the circumstances of D's automatism arose from D's own blameworthy conduct can be a substitute form of
mens rea.
True or false?
True
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False
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Which of the following cases is highly relevant to automatism?
Donovan
[1934] 2 KB 498
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Woollin
[1999] 1 AC 62
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Powell and English
[1999] 1 AC 1
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Bratty
[1963] AC 386
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The defence of insanity can lead to a full and complete acquittal.
True or false?
True
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False
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D can appeal
against
their being found not guilty by reason of insanity (a "special verdict").
True or false?
True
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False
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Which statute governs the outcome of special verdict cases?
Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991
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Mental Health Act 1983
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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
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Mental Capacity Act 2005
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Which of the following cases gave rise to insanity in precedent?
Graham
[1999] 1 All ER 801
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Bratty
[1963] AC 386
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Donovan
[1934] 2 KB 498
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M'Naghten
(1843) 10 Cl & Fin 200
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What is the legal test for the defence of insanity?
D must have been suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning; which arose from a recognised medical condition; which provided an explanation for the killing; and impaired their ability to do one of three things:
1) Understand the nature of their conduct;
2) Form a rational judgement;
3) Exercise self control.
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1) D had a loss of self control; and
2) This was caused by a qualifying trigger; and
3) A reasonable person have reacted in this way.
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1) D was suffering from a "disease of the mind";
2) This must have caused a "defect of reason"; and
3) This must have meant that D
either
did not know the nature and qualify of their act,
or
D did not know that it was wrong.
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D must have been suffering from a medical condition, which:
1) Made them feel seriously and unusually unwell;
2) Made them behave differently to how they usually did;
3) Provided an explanation for the crime.
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