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The Sleepwalking Defense

by  Florence Cardinal
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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    Sue
    Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 11:00 PM

    Thanks for your post Florence.  My two cents:  Yes this should be used as a defense.  Other disorders are used and to me we should not limit citizens from using this. One of the points to our judicial system is to be judged by a jury of our peers.  It is up to all of us, when called to jury, to make that fair and just.

     

    Check out our material to learn more about sleepwalking and sleep terrors.

     

    All the best, sue


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    Florence Cardinal
    Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 04:46 PM

    Well said, Sue. And, if called to jury duty, we must to return the right verdict.


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