Dem lawmaker blames brain tumor for shoplifting spree
WHAT A HEEL: CA State Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an October shoplifting incident at a Neiman Marcus store in San Francisco. defense attorney Douglas Rappaport claimed Hayashi stole $2,445 worth of merchandise because of a “benign brain tumor that may have impacted her decision-making abilities,” CBSSanFrancisco.com reports:
Judge Gerardo Sandoval immediately sentenced Hayashi to three years of unsupervised court probation and ordered her to stay 50 feet away from the Neiman Marcus store. She was also ordered to pay $180 in fines and fees, which she promptly did after leaving court.
Hayashi, who was wearing a pair of cheetah-print high heels, a green jacket and black slacks and had a black Chanel purse slung over her shoulder, declined to speak to reporters following the hearing.
Hayashi, who had initially pleaded not guilty to a felony grand theft charge, changed her plea when the charges were knocked down to a misdemeanor. Oh, and after receiving treatment, her tumor “is no longer affecting her concentration or her judgment,” according to Rappaport.
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