“One night a man who had a very tranquil marriage, chased his wife into the street. There he stabbed her repeatedly and then smashed her head on pavement all while brushing off neighbors who tried to stop him. He fell asleep in his car and when he woke up he was confused and couldn’t recall the incident.” This is just one of the many cases of sleepwalking that lead to murders.There are very few extreme cases of sleepwalking murders. Sleepwalking crimes are very rare so courts don’t have a criteria to base their decisions on. Can you really be blamed for crimes committed if you were sleepwalking? There are a few ways that help juries decided if they are at fault the juries look at if you had a motive, history of sleepwalking, stressed over something, and what state of sleep you were in.
In any case of any crime the main way to judge if they are guilty or not is to look and see if they had a motive. However, some do have a motive whether it’s arguments that have happened or they are mentally ill. In most cases of …show more content…
Having a history of sleepwalking whether it was violent or not can make or break your claim.Some people started sleepwalking at a young age and it got worse from there. In a court case however if your claim of sleepwalking doesn’t match you could be looking at life in prison. Most people who do sleepwalk or have night terrors do not become violent. Only about one percent of adults have some form of sleepwalking.“In Butler, Pa. A 37-year-old man fatally shot his wife and contended that he remembered nothing about the incident, which he said must have occurred during a confused arousal precipitated by his severe sleep apnea. The jury rejected this defense and found him guilty of first-degree murder, partly because the man had a history of violence toward his wife during waking hours and partly because he showed no remorse over her death when the police arrived.” - Dr. Eric A.
In any case of any crime the main way to judge if they are guilty or not is to look and see if they had a motive. However, some do have a motive whether it’s arguments that have happened or they are mentally ill. In most cases of …show more content…
Having a history of sleepwalking whether it was violent or not can make or break your claim.Some people started sleepwalking at a young age and it got worse from there. In a court case however if your claim of sleepwalking doesn’t match you could be looking at life in prison. Most people who do sleepwalk or have night terrors do not become violent. Only about one percent of adults have some form of sleepwalking.“In Butler, Pa. A 37-year-old man fatally shot his wife and contended that he remembered nothing about the incident, which he said must have occurred during a confused arousal precipitated by his severe sleep apnea. The jury rejected this defense and found him guilty of first-degree murder, partly because the man had a history of violence toward his wife during waking hours and partly because he showed no remorse over her death when the police arrived.” - Dr. Eric A.