What is the aggravation of a finding that a defendant has a history of mental health problems and a violent criminal background?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Anderson, 276 Cal.Rptr. 356, 52 Cal.3d 453, 801 P.2d 1107 (Cal. 1990):
Although the court could have mentioned even more aggravating facts to support its decision, including defendant's violent criminal background, on the present record we see no basis for overturning that decision. (See People v. Hernandez (1988) 47 Cal.3d 315, 373-374, 253 Cal.Rptr. 199, 763 P.2d 1289.)
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