▁( Al berta ) ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁trial ▁in ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Court ▁of ▁Queen ' s ▁Ben ch ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁def endant , ▁Matthew ▁Brown , ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁assault ▁with ▁a ▁weapon ▁and ▁break - and - enter ▁because ▁judge ▁M iche le ▁H oll ins ▁ruled ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁held ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁ow ing ▁to ▁extreme ▁into xic ation ▁while ▁high ▁on ▁magic ▁m ush rooms . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁novel ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁automat ism ▁defence ▁in ▁Canadian ▁law . ▁In ▁mit ig ation ▁for ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁obtain ▁victory , ▁Crown ▁pro sec utor ▁Matthew ▁Block ▁rational ized ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁on er ous ▁bur den ▁on ▁the ▁def endant , ▁who ▁needed ▁to ▁conv ince ▁two ▁psych iat rist s ▁of ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁his ▁ev as ive ▁man oe uv re . ▁Block ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁case ▁is ▁likely ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁Canada ▁involving ▁a ▁successful ▁defence ▁of ▁extreme ▁into xic ation ▁while ▁( nak ed ▁and ) ▁on ▁magic ▁m ush rooms ". ▁Block ▁made ▁no ▁comment ▁on ▁why ▁he ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁charge ▁Brown ▁with ▁Section ▁ 2 6 8 ▁ag gra v ated ▁assault , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁normal ▁in ▁a ▁case ▁where ▁the ▁victim , ▁whose ▁name ▁was ▁Jan et ▁Ham nett , ▁has ▁documented ▁f ract ures ▁and ▁required ▁a ▁trans f usion ▁of ▁blood . ▁Victor ious ▁advoc ate ▁Se an ▁F agan