Trial Evidence May Be Weighed in Mental Health Diversion
The Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a judge may consider the facts of the underlying crime, as established by trial transcripts, in evaluating a criminal defendant’s post-conviction request for diversion under a 2018 law providing for alternatives to criminal sanctions for persons with mental health disorders.
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