The Supreme Court restores an Alberta man’s acquittal for attacking a woman while in a state of automatism.

Matthew Brown drank wine and took "magic mushrooms" at a party in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2018. Psilocybin, an illegal drug that can produce hallucinations, which is found in mushrooms. Mr. Brown lost his sense of reality, fled the party, and physically assaulted a woman inside a nearby residence. As a result of the incident, the woman has lasting injuries. When Brown broke into another house, the residents alerted the authorities. Brown claimed he had no recollection of the events.

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The Supreme Court confirms a man’s acquittals and the Court of Appeal’s order for a new trial for another man in cases involving automatism.

David Sullivan and Thomas Chan, both from Ontario, committed violent crimes while heavily drunk from substances they had taken voluntarily. Although the two incidents are unrelated, both men claim that the pills put them in a state of "automatism", where someone claims to have lost entire control of himself due to intoxication or impairment.

Mr. Sullivan became inebriated after taking an overdose of prescription medicine and stabbed his mother with a knife, seriously wounding her. He was accused with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, and several other offences.

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The Supreme Court rules the delay for the retrial of a Quebec father charged with multiple sex offences was reasonable.

David Sullivan and Thomas Chan, both from Ontario, committed violent crimes while heavily drunk from substances they had taken voluntarily. Although the two incidents are unrelated, both men claim that the pills put them in a state of "automatism", where someone claims to have lost entire control of himself due to intoxication or impairment.

Mr. Sullivan became inebriated after taking an overdose of prescription medicine and stabbed his mother with a knife, seriously wounding her. He was accused with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, and several other offences.

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