Judge Finds Murder Defendant Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

Judge Finds Defendant Accused of Stabbing Parents Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 36-year-old man who fatally stabbed his mother and seriously wounded his father in San Juan Capistrano was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a judge Thursday. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer found Yihong Peng was not guilty by reason of insanity of murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, a count of carjacking, possession of deadly weapon by a prisoner and attemp…

OC man accused of killing mother, wounding father is found not guilty by reason of insanity

A 36-year-old man who stabbed his mother to death and seriously wounded his father in San Juan Capistrano was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a judge. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer found Yihong Peng on Thursday, Nov. 21, was not guilty by reason of insanity of murder, two counts of attempted murder and other charges. Peng could have faced up to 44 years to life in prison if convicted of killing his mother, Wei Ping Shen,…

Judge Finds Murder Defendant Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

A 36-year-old man who fatally stabbed his mother and seriously wounded his father in San Juan Capistrano was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a judge Thursday. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer found Yihong Peng was not guilty by reason of insanity of murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, a count of carjacking, possession of deadly weapon by a prisoner and attempted criminal threa…