Hearings
England & Wales
18 Apr 1973 [1973] QB 910; [1973] 3 WLR 26; [1973] 3 All ER 347; 57 Cr App R 722, CA
R v Quick
Additional names
R v Paddison
Subject Matter
CRIME — Insanity — Automatism — Assault — Defence that accused suffering from hypoglycaemia — Medical evidence — Ruling by judge that evidence relevant only to plea of insanity — Whether hypoglycaemia disease of the mind — Whether duty of judge to leave defence of automatism to jury
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Voluntary and Involuntary Conduct - Introduction
A1.10
Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Insanity: General Principles: the M‘Naghten Rules - ‘… from disease of the mind’ A3.30
Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Insanity: General Principles: the M‘Naghten Rules - ‘… from disease of the mind’ A3.31
Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Automatism A3.13