Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York
My friend a 23 year old male was charged with grand larceny for taking $8,500 from a safe in his parents house where he was residing, he is diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well as suffering from a dissociative disorder. Will this have any effect on his sentencing ? His parents wish to see him get in to a treatment facility rather than jail time, is this a possible or likely?
When this took place he had applied for SSD and was denied, the theft occurred shortly after he was denied. I believe he was in a dissociative state at the time of the theft.
What would need to be done to try and get him in a treatment facility and get help for his mental illness rather than have him rot in jail with no help for his illness?
1 Answer from Attorneys
He needs to be represented by an experienced criminal defense attorney. You need to have this discussion with his attorney and he needs to have the discussion with the attorney. Mitigating circumstances can be taken into account by the court, it is up to his attorney to raise them.
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