Answer to Question #220543 in Law for Prokid

Question

An example of involuntary conduct is a sleepwalker trampling on somebody.

Answer 1

This is correct because conduct that cannot be controlled because one is suffering from a physical or mental condition or is acting under duress. Involuntary conduct will sometimes give rise to a defense of insanity or non-insane automatism, although it may not be a defense if one is aware of one's condition or induced it oneself. Sometimes conduct may be regarded as involuntary if one is in control of one's faculties; for example, when the brakes of a car suddenly fail.