Involuntary Act by Internal Force

Fulcher v. State, 633 P.2d 142 (Wyo. 1981).

Model Penal Code § 2.01(2)—exceptions to actus reus may apply when the act results from:

  • a reflex or convulsion;
  • bodily movement during unconsciousness/sleep;
  • conduct during or resulting from hypnosis; or
  • a movement otherwise not a product of the effort or determination of the actor.
    NOTE: VOLUNTARINESS FAILS WHEN CONDUCT IS NOT THE PRODUCT OF CONSCIOUS CONTROL OF SELF/THE ACTION.