Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If you're asking whether a diagnosis of PTSD and/or bipolar disorder would be a defense to a 417 charge . . . it may be.

This is something you will want to discuss in detail with your attorney in a face-to-face conversation. It's just too convoluted to discuss in this forum.

Good luck.

As with any defense claim, your attorney will have to use it as best is possible, with whatever evidence you may have to support it. If you're asking for a guarantee of success, forget it. There is no such thing possible. You'll learn whether it helps you during plea bargaining negotiations, or at the outcome of trial if necessary. If serious about getting legal defense, feel free to contact me.