| Parasomnia: The Case of the Agitated Sleepwalker Contributor(s): Hughes, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1983351229 ISBN-13: 9781983351228 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Legal |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5" W x 8" (0.82 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: PARASOMNIA is a first sequel to IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION, which saw Freddie Vance, a former Florida attorney on the crust of a case where his client and partner were killed by organized crime figures is undergoing a mid-life crisis. The aftermath of the case, and the anguish and misery associated with it has thrust him into a state of depression. He has succumbed to the numbing powers of drugs, alcohol, and listlessness in addition to relinquishing his partnership in a very lucrative law practice. Follow Freddie Vance's soul-searching journey as he begins his path back to inner peace. He returns home to Austin Texas and resumes the practice of law. He enthusiastically takes on the case of a defendant accused of murdering his wife and child. His only defense - sleepwalking. Freddie's client has been a sleepwalker all of his life and suffers from a rare disorder called parasomnia. While in this state, sufferers can perform a wide range of activities from making random journeys throughout the house, to painting pictures, to murder. As farfetched as it sounds, there are actual legal cases within the United States and elsewhere where defendants have used the sleep-walking defense to success.Is the defendant truly afflicted with this horrific disorder of the mind or is he just using this defense to commit the perfect crime? |
