People v. Nash CA3

Filed 8/20/15 P. v. Nash CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE, C076359

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 12F3778)

v.

CODY WILLIAM NASH,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Cody William Nash brutally stabbed his aunt and uncle, fatally wounding his aunt and leaving his uncle in a condition where he requires 24-hour care. As to his aunt’s killing, the People charged him with first degree murder, and his defense was that he suffered delusions and hallucinations from schizophrenia, making the killing involuntary manslaughter. The court instructed that mental illness can negate the elements of premeditation and deliberation and lying in wait. The jury rejected the defense…