Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Can a insanity be valid defense against larceny? A friend of mine ran out ofhis house after quarreling with his father, he had nobody else to depend on...without job for months....an ordinary and prudent teens like him could be mentaly ill as he become...so he could prove he was insane under some test like M'Naughten etc...is there any possibility to acquittal?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Anything is 'Possible'.
He can TRY anything as a defense.
Success of that claim depends upon the facts and circumstances, witnesses and medical expert's testimony, the law as applied to the specific charges, etc.
IF he can do all those things in court as well as an experienced criminal defense attorney in order to present the claim, then he wouldn't qualify for the defense.
Therefore, he needs a good defense attorney, whether to raise that defense or not.
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