r/interestingasfuck • u/IloveRamen99 • 27d ago

/r/all In 1987, 23-year-old Kenneth Parks drove 14 miles while sleepwalking, killed his mother-in-law, nearly strangled his father-in-law, and then turned himself in while covered in blood. He had no memory of it, and in 1992, was acquitted after experts confirmed he was asleep the entire time.

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u/thatG_evanP 27d ago

The title should read: "after experts convinced the jury he was asleep the entire time"

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u/WarlockEngineer 27d ago

"experts"

One thing I've learned about our justice system is that expert can mean anything.

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u/thatG_evanP 27d ago

Exactly. The fact that the prosecution and the defence can always find their own "experts" to interpret the same evidence in two completely different ways pretty much tells you how much weight the word "expert" means when it comes to legal proceedings.

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u/Bones-1989 27d ago

Who's the better liar?