Alcohol‐induced sleepwalking or confusional arousal as a defense to criminal behavior: a review of scientific evidence, methods and forensic considerations

R. PRESSMAN, MARK; W. MAHOWALD, MARK; H. SCHENCK, CARLOS; CRAMER BORNEMANN, MICHEL

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2869.2007.00586.x

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Alcohol‐induced sleepwalking or confusional arousal as a defense to criminal behavior: a review of scientific evidence, methods and forensic considerations

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Authors:

MARK R. PRESSMAN

MARK W. MAHOWALD

CARLOS H. SCHENCK

Abstract

Summary An increasing number of criminal cases have claimed the defendant to be in a state of sleepwalking or related disorders induced by high quantities of alcohol. Sleepwalkers who commit violent acts, sexual assaults and other criminal acts are thought to be in a state of automatism, lacking con...

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