Opinion ID: 2377543
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Heading: Evidence concerning Ybarra's alleged mental retardation

Text: The district court conducted a two-day evidentiary hearing vetting the issue of Ybarra's alleged mental retardation. Ybarra presented two expert witnessesDr. David Schmidt, a psychologist, and Dr. Mitchell Young, a psychiatrist. The State countered with an expert witnessDr. Theodore Young, a neuropsychologist. The district court also considered more than 3,000 pages of exhibits, including school records, mental health and medical records, military records, prison records, and letters and other communications (primarily prison kites) [9] Ybarra authored during his incarceration. [10] Ybarra was born on July 20, 1953, in West Sacramento, California, and is the oldest of five children. He attended school until the age of 16, when he transferred to an alternative school and ultimately obtained his adult education degree shortly before he turned 19. Ybarra has a lengthy history of drug and alcohol abuse beginning in his teenage years and extending into adulthood. He enlisted in the Marine Corps twice but was discharged for homosexual conduct and fraudulent enlistment. Ybarra also enlisted in the Army National Guard but was discharged due to a medical condition (asthma). The record shows that Ybarra has been diagnosed with an assortment of mental conditions, including delusions and hallucinations, organic personality disorder, depression, and bipolar disorder, to identify a few. When Ybarra was 25 he married, but the marriage lasted only a few months.