Since CD has mental health issues in the past, his judge will need to make sure he's 100% competent before he'll allow a guilty plea.
Psych evaluations will be ordered. imo
This is from NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness:
No defendant can be tried or sentenced if — because of a “mental disease or defect” — he cannot understand the nature of the proceedings against him or cannot assist his lawyer in preparing his defense. If, as at any time during the proceedings, including as early as the initial appearance, the court or an attorney suspects that the defendant lacks the mental ability to understand what is happening in court or to assist in his or her defense, the court can order the person to be examined for “competency.”
http://www.pacenterofexcellence.pit...ness_and_the_Criminal_Justice_System_NAMI.pdf
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