People v. De La Rosa CA3

background from defendant because his responses were “rather minimal, sometimes almost empty” and “rather scatter[ed], and occasionally confused.” Defendant answered

2 questions about his childhood, family, marital status, and education history. When asked whether he had any learning problems, “defendant hesitated and finally simply stated: ‘I think when I got divorced that was the end of my intelligence days.’ ” He intended to return to school but if convicted of sales, he had to wait for a couple of years. After his divorce, he became depressed, started drinking, and when drinking became too expensive, he started using marijuana. He was dishonorably discharged from the military because of his drinking. He planned to obtain a medical marijuana recommendation based on the hardware in his ankle which he broke in a “slip and fall.” He denied use of any substances other than marijuana. Dr. Wuehler asked defendant about his mental health history. Defendant claimed, “ ‘When I get stressed out is when I hear voices.’ ” “When asked if he has ever been hospitalized for mental health reasons, the defendant stated that he was in ‘Napa . . . 2007.’ The defendant stated he was there for ‘. .…