Sleep Disorders: Regina Vs. Parks

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This article conveys the harmful side of sleep disorders. In all of these cases the person on trial claimed to be in a state of sleep and unconsciously committing these horrid acts. Even when a brutal murder occurred the accused still had a chance of slipping away as not guilty. When deciding one’s fate, the court looked for evidence of sleepwalking that supported the claims. The Regina vs. Parks case was one of the most gruesome examples listed in this article and Parks managed to dodge all the charges. The reason being that when reporting to a police station to alert them of the murder, he was completely oblivious to the fact that the tendons in his hand were detached. This is exactly the type of evidence that supports the claim of unconsciously