California woman who stabbed boyfriend 108 times in ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’ gets a slap on the wrist

[Daltonio]

NY Post: California audiologist who stabbed boyfriend 108 times in ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’ gets a slap on the wrist

The California woman who was convicted of killing her boyfriend by stabbing him 108 times during a “cannabis-induced psychosis” received a slap on the wrist Tuesday.

Bryn Spejcher, 33, was sentenced to two years’ probation and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service after being found guilty of killing her new boyfriend, Chad O’Melia, according to the Ventura County Star.

Ventura County Superior Court Judge David Worley ruled that Spejcher “had no control over her actions” when she entered into a psychotic episode and stabbed O’Melia, 26, repeatedly in his Thousand Oaks apartment on May 28, 2018.

Experts for the prosecution and defense both found that the marijuana bong hit given to Spejcher threw the woman into the deadly psychotic episode.

“From that point forward, she had no control over her actions,” Worley said, according to the outlet.

“He just gave everyone in the state of California who smokes marijuana a license to kill someone,” the grieving father said.

Absolutely ridiculous, she stabbed him 108 times, stabbed her own dog and then stabbed herself. Gets off with probation and community service because she couldn't handle the weed.

 

[passenger]

Just when you think that you're 'shockproof'. Another "U.S. has gone completely crazy" hits the headlines.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Only in America. The rest of the world would be like "YOU DID THAT, don't blame the weed" and they'd lock her up and throw away the key.

 

[DrLeftover]

Only in America. The rest of the world would be like "YOU DID THAT, don't blame the weed" and they'd lock her up and throw away the key.

What do you think would have happened had the sexes been reversed?

 

[riseabovethis]

Actually in Canada they might have let her go. You can be convicted of manslaughter and be out of jail in as little as three years if you're a good boy or girl. As for psychosis from smoking pot, what she did is what you would expect from an undiagnosed schizophrenic. Of course the pot might have affected her in that way. We're all different.

 

[MrDawn]

Absolutely ridiculous, she stabbed him 108 times, stabbed her own dog and then stabbed herself. Gets off with probation and community service because she couldn't handle the weed.

I wonder if it was a jury trial as of why things went as badly as they did since Jurors can ignore admissible evidence in a trial and let the defendant go by voting not guilty.