How have courts treated mental health issues in assessing a defendant's mental state?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Motley, C075464 (Cal. App. 2014):
The trial court's decision was not an abuse of discretion. (People v. Carrasco (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 978, 993-994 [trial court's consideration of defendant's background and character demonstrates proper understanding of Romero discretion and court need not place greater weight on mental illness than on other relevant criteria].)
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