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![]() I'll move on since you've fouled my thread enough with these baseless accusations. ![]() The UN thread was resurrected b/c the UN supporters went into hiding the 1st time (how Un-ish). They're still hiding. On topic - So how about that defence? I would be more skeptical if I hadn't experienced sleep walking first hand. ![]() |
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parasomnia has been a defence here for many years now (a case going back to the 80's as I recall). I've never heard of sexsomnia before but I can see where it comes from.
The parasomnia precedent was a guy that drove across town and killed his mother-in-law (with a knife?) then drove home and went back to bed. He claimed he was essentially "sleep-walking" and didn't remember a thing. Dr's backed this possibility up and he was acquitted as he obviously couldn't have formed the requisite intent if this was true. |
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So if he isn't responsible becasue he can't control it, and there is a course of medication that is able to stop the "illness" 100% of the time with negligable side effects (defined as anything that doesn't forshorten his life expectancy; affecting quality of life and he should still go on the meds) then why isn't it already in use? That should be gross negligence on the part of his psychiatrist
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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Wow! The twinkie defense is still working. I can't believe it. I heard some numbers on this type of defence this morning. Iirc, it has been used 7 times in the last 13 years. Successful twice. It's obviously a high bar to get over. I have sleepwalked in the past so as I say I can at least understand the defence w/o dismissing it outright. That said, I know little about things medical so I have no idea if the condition can really be this bad but I would not be surprised. |
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