Diabetes and defences automatism or insanity in hyperglycaemic cases.
Rv hennessy 1989.
He was taken to the police station and at first felt well but later taken to hospital because he was unwell.
Ca crim div lord lane lcj pill j rose j 27 01 1989.
The judge said that this was an internal factor and the defence was therefore insanity.
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In r v kemp 1957 1 qb 399 arteriosclerosis or a hardening of the arteries caused loss of control during which the defendant attacked his wife with a hammer.
R v hennessy 1989 1 w l r 287 case summary last updated at 11 01 2020 18 08 by the oxbridge notes in house law team.
This case considered the issue of automatism and insanity and whether or not a man who was suffering from diabetes and had failed to take insulin could raise the defence of automatism or if his condition satisfied the definition of legal insanity.
The lord chief justice.
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The appellant a diabetic was apprehended while driving a stolen car.
Hennessy 1989 1 wlr 287.
He stated that he had forgotten to take his insulin it caused him to suffer hyperglycemia.
This was an internal condition and a disease of the mind.
Hyper glycaemia high blood sugar level caused by diabetes at the time because.
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On 15th january last year on the second day of a trial in the crown court at lewes before his honour judge birks and a jury following a ruling on the defence of non insane automatism this appellant andrew michael hennessy now 27 years of age pleaded guilty and was sentenced as follows.
D was a diabetic and having neglected to eat or drink or taken insulin in several days and committed some crimes including driving without a license in a state of hypoglycaemia possibly.
He claimed that he was suffering from.
R v hennessy 1989 1 wlr 287 court of appeal the appellant had stolen a car and was stopped by the police whilst driving it.
He later collapsed at the police station it became apparent that he was having a diabetic episode and that he had not taken his insulin for several days at least.
According to his doctor hyperclycaemia can result in drowsiness loss of consciousness and may result to a coma if insulin is not taken.
R v hennessy 1989 1 wlr 297.
Facts of the case r v hennessy 1989 the defendant was suffering from hyperclycaemia.
He was a diabetic and was required to take two insulin doses per day.
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In r v sullivan 1984 ac 156 during an epileptic episode the defendant caused grievous bodily harm.
He was a diabetic and needed insulin to control this.
Additionally if the person has anxiety or depression this.
R v hennessy 1989 the defendant was charged with taking a car and driving whilst disqualified.
He had not taken any insulin to stabilise his metabolism nor eaten properly for.
The defendant was charged with taking a motor car without authority and.
R v hennessy 1989 1 wlr 287.
R v hennessy 1989 27 01 1989.
