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1 sty 2015 · Although the problem of malingering was acknowledged in early American forensic psychiatry, the defendant with sleepwalking or sleep drunkenness was treated leniently. Over the past half-century, sleep physiology has been examined, and there is a developing nomenclature for sleep disorders.
1 lip 2004 · The recent public debate concerning the death penalty has centered on the appropriateness of this punishment for violent crimes when committed by a person with “diminished capacity.” This question shifts the focus from whether the “punishment fits the crime” to whether it fits the criminal.
7 mar 2024 · A defendant's clinical history should suggest a bona fide sleep disorder, compared with others seen or described in literature. Reports of similar previous episodes, with benign or morbid outcome, should be obtained from collateral information sources.
1 cze 2015 · Sleepwalking and related disorders have been associated with violence and other criminal acts for centuries. Acts committed while sleepwalking have been deemed not to be criminal in that acts committed while asleep cannot be intentional.
7 mar 2024 · This article reviews principles related to the legal tradition, expert assessment, and elements of expert testimony related to criminal behaviors and sleep disorders. Keywords: criminal responsibility; parasomnias; sleep disorders; violence.
8 maj 2018 · In this paper, we cover the most common interactions between sleep disorders and the law, including the challenges of excessive sleepiness and driving, other legal issues involving patients with OSA, and the liabilities associated with parasomnia disorder.
Key Supreme Court Cases Addressing Mental Illness, Insanity, and the Death Penalty. Ford v. Wainwright. In 1974 Alvin Ford was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In early 1982 he began to show changes in behavior, indicating a mental disorder.
