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Court of Appeal Wellington
CA223/2020
5; 6 November 2020
Miller , Brewer and Moore JJ
CA223/2020
5; 6 November 2020
Miller , Brewer and Moore JJ
Criminal law — Defences — Automatism — Sexsomnia and parasomnias — Whether sane or insane automatism — Definitions of sane and insane automatism — Whether presumption of voluntariness existed — Crimes Act 1961 s 23.
Criminal law — Defences — Intoxication — Self-induced automatism — Whether self-induced automatism valid defence — Directions to jury — Observations.
Criminal law — Elements of offence — Defence of insanity — Whether jury correctly directed on intention — Question trail.