New Zealand Supreme Court reviews sleep disorder-based rape appeals from convicted rapist Damin Peter Cook.
New Zealand Supreme Court hears appeal from convicted rapist Damin Peter Cook, who claims he raped a woman in his sleep due to a sleep disorder known as sexsomnia. Cook's lawyer argues that the judge relied too heavily on case law, and that the presumption of insanity should require the prosecution to prove through expert evidence that the defendant's condition amounted to a disease of the mind.
July 23, 2024
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