A Northern California man has been sentenced to 26 years to life in prison for stabbing his wife to death with a pair of scissors.
A jury in October found Todd Winkler guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon, after rejecting his claims of psychiatric breakdowns.
The Sacramento Bee says the 47-year-old was sentenced Monday.
Thirty-seven-year-old Rachel Winkler was found brutally stabbed in her Cameron Park home two years ago.
The defense claimed Todd Winkler had a history of personality disorders that resulted in nervous breakdowns. The defense had argued that Winkler killed his wife after she came at him with a pair of scissors during an argument over their divorce -- triggering an extreme psychiatric episode.
The couple's three children -- ages 7, 5, and 3 -- are being raised by Rachel Winkler's father.
(AP)
