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Guest
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
My son was arrested following a mental breakdown for theft of a vehicle. he was offered a bail arrangement that stated he had to stay in Pennsylvania (he lived in NY) therefore he was not able to make use of the offer since he had no where to stay. Due to his mental state not being stable he was given several dates that were subsequently canceled. He was given two mental evaluations and medicated with two separate drugs to finally arrive at a status of competency. He was offered a plea arrangement VERY SUDDENLY with less than twenty-four hours notice of the consultation with the DA. He also has not had any consultation with the Public defender explaining the proceedures and his rights and options. The plea is for a felony count on the theft despite he was not sane at the time. It was to be Felony three but the paralegal has been referring to it as Felony two and he does not have any copies. He was further told that he would have to return to Minnesota to spend his parole time (again, not where he's been living, he hoped to return to his job, there are no jobs here) but also return for an assault charge (that occurred while being held without the viable bond arrangements and while he was mentally incompetent to stand trial, --one that the guard involved did not want pressed). This was told to him after being told that charge would be dropped.
