Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

If you have bi-polar and were perscribed high doses of pain medications for other physical conditions that can and will affect your mental state for a person without a mental disability why is that in VA not comsidered a factor in bad check writing.


Asked on 2/27/13, 2:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

It might be one of many factors which a judge might

consider in sentencing such a person but it will not

provide a defense against conviction for this particular offense.

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Answered on 2/27/13, 5:26 am


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