Mental Health Pretrial Diversion: A Retroactive Application of a Mental Health Pretrial Diversion Program Is Allowed.

Autor: Schrantz, Kathryn, Murray, Ashley
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law; Sep2021, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p449-451, 3p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the Supreme Court of California case People v. Frahs which deals with a mental health pretrial diversion program. It reports the counts of second-degree robbery charged against Eric Frahs who later introduced testimony regardinghis mental health. The court ruled that the statute creating a mental health pretrial diversion program can be applied retroactively due to the ameliorative effect that it could bring.
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