Winston A. Riley says he was sleepwalking at the time of the alleged robbery.
(Connecticut Department of Corrections)
Posted on 06/08/2012 9:42:31 PM PDT by Brandonmark
A Connecticut man accused of robbing an 81-year-old woman outside a casino at knifepoint says he was sleepwalking and has no memory of the alleged incident.
An attorney for Winston A. Riley says he will enter a "medical defense" for his client, the Norwich Bulletin reports. 27-year-old Riley was arrested back on the morning of March 18 when the elderly woman said he pulled a large knife on her and demanded her purse while the two were riding a parking garage elevator at the Mohegan Sun casino in New London.
Riley claims he was "awakened" by the woman after she fled from the elevator. Attorney Nicholas D'Amato claims to have confirmed with Riley's family that his client has had problems with sleepwalking since he was a child.
"It is the first time we've encountered this," D'Amato said. "This is a legitimate medical condition."
However, police claim Riley confessed to the crime after he was arrested, telling them he "just wanted some money."
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They’ll give him a cot to sleep in for 5 to 10.
Even with Alan Dershowitz as his lawyer he couldn’t win.
Apparently he wanted money...why didn’t he just request some from “Obama’s Stash”?/sarcasm;)
Sleepwalking is a ‘right’ - case dismissed
That looks like Obama’s son.
Sleepwalker from Hell........Sounds like a 70’s Drive-In thriller.
"Night of the Living Dead" (1968) George Romero
"Night of the Living Dead" (1968) George Romero
"Night of the Living Dead" (1968) George Romero
Or a Milwaukee hippie jug rock band: Sleepwalking Thieves.
Oops...didn’t mean to duplicate post so many times....must have been sleepwalking!
It’s a double feature. “The Sting” and “Sleepwalker from Hell”
How does a date pass that up......
I’m sure they can track his every move through the casino leading up to the robbery. They have cameras covering just about every inch of that place.
It is actually, as unlikely as it is, a certain possibility.
It’s a good thing the medical community can medically test this guy to see if he’s honestly prone to this sort of activity.
Just to be sure, though, I’d advise the court sprinkle a few boxes of tacks on the floor around the defense table, just in case...
Maybe he was having another sleepwalking episode...
Too bad the old lady didn’t have a “CC” and put a bullet between his eyes.......just saying......
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