LAWS5004 Study Guide - Final Guide: Major Trauma, Sleep Disorder, Pennant Hills Road
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The prosecution is entitled to presume that d had sufficient mental capacity to act according to an exercise of will (falconer (1990)) In order to raise automatism as an issue, d must satisfy the evidential burden, that is, raise the possibility that. D(cid:859)s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot (cid:448)oluntary: o(cid:374)(cid:272)e the issue of (cid:894)sa(cid:374)e(cid:895) auto(cid:373)atis(cid:373) has (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:396)aised, the p(cid:396)ose(cid:272)utio(cid:374) (cid:373)ust p(cid:396)o(cid:448)e b d that d(cid:859)s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e voluntary. (c) burden of proof. There will be a different burden of proof depending upon whether d is regarded as relying on insane of sane automatism: Insane automatism results in a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. D bears the burden of proving insanity on the balance of probabilities: sane automatism results in complete acquittal. The matter to be determined is whether there was any evidence from which it could be inferred that there was the reasonable possi(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) of a(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:448)olu(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455) a(cid:272)t. (cid:863) If yes has d established, on the bop, mental illness.
