[stinkyFeet]

Putting a defendant who may not know much about the law in a position where he's working against his lawyer seems like it would work against the pursuit of the truth in my opinion. Imagine if he kept information secret from his lawyer because he wanted to keep his lawyer, but with his lack of knowledge about the law, mistakenly hid information that would of helped him?

[666maslo666]

This is why I was saying that the better argument by the prosecution to deal with the appeal would have been an attempt to get the deception law tossed out entirely and simply go with rape due to inability to consent.

But this was rape by deception, not inability to consent. She wasnt asleep, the argument is that was dark and she was decieved.

[MP-Ryan]

This is why I was saying that the better argument by the prosecution to deal with the appeal would have been an attempt to get the deception law tossed out entirely and simply go with rape due to inability to consent.

But this was rape by deception, not inability to consent. She wasnt asleep, the argument is that was dark and she was decieved.

According to the news report, the sexual assault began while she was still asleep and continued after she woke.