forensic test

[principessa]

My son was charged with statuory rape and has been detained since November and the young lady has change her story twice since.
My son cannot understand what they have against him other that she was there when he woke up. Other than that he doesn't know.
But yet his attorney is saying that they have tons of other things.
The judge ordered to have him evaluated here in the city. It seems that the doctors and case workers are finding him to have some mental problems along with severe chronic depression.

All that started since he was a toddler and once he started schooling he was put on medication. However, it helped some but didn't stop him from eventually quitting school claiming that he felt stupid because they had to separate him from the others.
Eventually he got married and had children. Then found out two years later that his wife had a relationship with his brother and years later left him for another man.
Five month later he was charged and his state of mind has deteriorated even more. In the five months that he was in jail his attorney has only seeing him three times.
He is telling him that he shouldn't choose to go to trial but plea bargain.
My son doesn't trust him because he said he doesn't try enough and don't care. He doesn't trust anyone. He doesn't remember what happened and doesn't remember if the officer read him the Miranda's rights.
All he knows, he said, is what the police officer told him he did.

He keeps telling me that he can't think, can't function and he is scared that he might not see his children anymore.
Can his mental disorder have made him susceptible to provocation or may explain, excuse or justify his behavior that led to the offense?
Can the evaluation determine the he is unlikely to committ another offense,or is very likely to respond to treatment and probation?
Could his mental disorder have affected his ability to know necessary to commit the offense and can treatment reduce the likelihood of repeat offense??

[randalljd]

[But yet his attorney is saying that they have tons of other things.]

That should then all be clearly shown to him so he may evaluate his options.

[principessa]

Nothing was shown to him. He doesn't know nothing other that he is being evaluated. Also, he doesn't know what to ask. He doesn't know the law. He doesn't know what should and shouldn't expect.
Nothing.

I wish I had hired a private attorney. But my son case is one that will have to be left up to the justice system and what they decide.

I was told that he had done that he wouldn't be where he is now.