R v Cogdon
Australian murder court case influential on the study of automatism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King v. Cogdon (1950) is a criminal case heard by the Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia where a woman successfully defended herself against a homicide charge using the defence of (non-insane) automatism. The case was not formally reported but the case has been referenced both by legal scholars and those in other disciplines.[1][2]
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King v. Cogdon | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Victoria |
Decided | December 1950 (1950-12) |
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Judge sitting | Mr Justice Smith |
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