Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
I was arrested for public nudity in san diego (56.53c mp). I was under the influence of bath salts (mistakenly taken) and I was in a psychotic state. I thought people were after me and had been trying to strangle myself with my t-shirt. I didn't even realize I had lost my sweat pants. Am I in a lot of trouble? I am going into drug treatment at the VA hospital...again, and will be done with an inpatient hospital program, and beginning a long-term (1 year) veterans recovery home afterwards. I have no money to pay for an attorney for this. I am a disabled veteran and was just wondering what the "most likely" consequences will be...especially since it is drug related.
2 Answers from Attorneys
If you can't afford an attorney you should ask the court to appoint you a public defender at arraignment. Don't go into a public forum like lawguru and float various contrived defenses to see how they work out.
First you should get a public defender. They will be familiar with this type of situation and what the local DA normally does given your situation and any priors yo may have.
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