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Criminal Law
Section 2 . 1 . 1
13 minutes

The Voluntary Act

Sam Kamin,
Dana Lindenberg

Generally speaking, we only punish conduct that the defendant does voluntarily. We would all agree that it is unjust to punish someone for an act done while sleeping, while convulsing in a spasm, or while under another's control. But defining exactly which acts are fairly attributable to an individual and which are not can be complicated. These cases investigate that distinction.

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