Websites

Adult Sleepwalking may be a Genetic Disorder
www.sciencedaily.com/...
Looks at evidence that reveals a genetic component to adult sleepwalking.

The Curious Case of the Sleepwalking Murder
www.daleydemont.ns.ca/....
This Canadian law firm highlights a high profile case where the defendant was acquitted of murdering his in-laws on the grounds of automatism.

How Sleepwalking can Lead to Killing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/....
BBC News website that looks at the case of Jules Lowe and other incidents where sleepwalking featured in a murder trial.

The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Deer
http://query.nytimes.com/...
In-depth article about parasomnias.

Sleepwalking - Insanity or Automatism
www.murdoch.edu.au/...
Insightful article on the law surrounding murder trials with a plea of not guilty due to sleepwalking.

Sleepwalking: A nightmare for the courts
www.colorado.edu/...
Recent medical research on sleepwalking has presented the legal system with a dilemma about whether sleepwalkers should be acquitted or convicted of the crimes.

Take a Walk Through the Unconscious Land of Dreams
http://orion.csuchico.edu/... Looks at the increasing number of people in the US who have trouble sleeping well and the associated risks.

Books

Automatism, Insanity and the Psychology of Criminal Responsibility: A philosophical inquiry by Robert F Schopp (Cambridge University Press, 1991)
Addresses the automatism and insanity defences by examining the types of functional impairment that typical candidates for these defences actually suffer. This allows us to understand the significance of psychological states and processes for the attribution of criminal responsibility in a manner that is logically coherent, morally defensible, and consistent with research in psychopathology.
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Evil or Ill? Justifying the Insanity Defence by Lawrie Reznek (Routledge, 1997)
Drawing from case examples, this text examines the concept of an excuse, and explains why the law excuses certain actions and not others. It explains that in law, there exists two excuses derived from Aristotle - the excuses of ignorance and compulsion. This text however, proposes that there is actually a third excuse - the excuse of character change. In introducing this third excuse, the author raises a controversial possibility - the abolition of the insanity defence.
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Sleepfaring: A journey through the science of sleep by Jim Horne (Oxford University Press, 2006)
An engaging account that highlights recent scientific research on the subject of sleep, and problems related to sleep. From snoring to sleep apnoea, the author brings in brain physiology, psychology, medicine and social factors.
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Sleep Disorders by Linda Bayer (Chelsea House, 2000)
Examines various sleep disorders, including primary insomnia, primary hypersomnia, narcolepsy, breathing-related sleep disorder, circadian rhythm sleep disorder, nightmares and sleepwalking.
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Sleep, Dreaming and Sleep Disorders: An introduction by William Moorcroft (University Press of America, 1994)
Comprehensive review of sleep, dreaming, sleep disorders and the functions of sleep and dreams. The author discusses sleep under the headings of measurement, homeostatic, rhythmic, physiology and sleep in animals. Dreaming is examined in the nature of dreams, dream theories, and dream interpretation.
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Unconscious Crime: Mental absence and criminal responsibility in Victorian London (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003)
A fascinating look at defendants who were tried at the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court, in the mid-19th century. Eigen explores cases in which defendants did not conform to any of the Victorian legal system's existing definitions of insanity, yet displayed convincing evidence of mental aberration that in many instances involved sleepwalking.
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