Is there any case law where a defendant's mental health problems, including amnesia, have been treated as a mental health issue?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Robinson, E065108 (Cal. App. 2018):
Citing People v. Amador, supra, 200 Cal.App.3d 1449, defendant contends his attorney abandoned his sole defense of unconsciousness based on his amnesia, and this deprived him of his due process rights to a fundamentally fair trial and effective assistance of counsel. Defendant argues that his mental health problems, including
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