P.

BACKGROUND

Defendant and his two brothers, Cary and Paul, lived in the same mobile home

park in Shasta County.1 They had all lived together until early April 2012, when Cary

moved into his own trailer.

On the evening of April 10, 2012, defendant visited one of his neighbors and

obtained some information that upset him. Several hours later, he went to Cary‟s trailer

“to confront him on something [he] heard he had said in the trailer park.” By this time,

defendant had consumed six to eight vodka drinks over the course of the evening.

Defendant pounded on Cary‟s door and burst into the trailer. Cary described

defendant as being agitated, extremely intoxicated, and holding two kitchen knives in his

hands. Defendant approached Cary, stuck a knife into each side of his neck, and accused

Cary of telling other residents in the trailer park that Cary did not allow defendant to visit

Cary‟s children when they were younger because Cary did not trust defendant. Cary

denied the allegation and defendant began pushing him down the hallway. Defendant

told Cary, “[Y]ou‟re going to die tonight,” and threatened to shove one knife down his

throat and the other in his heart. Defendant…