What is the evidence in this case?

The close nature of the evidence in this case renders it distinguishable from People v. Samuel (1981) 29 Cal.3d 489 (Samuel), on which defendant relies. In Samuel, the defendant "exhibited 'overtly and in a sense grossly psychotic' behavior," including hallucinations and coprophagia. (Samuel, supra, 29 Cal.3d at pp. 499-500.) Eight psychiatrists and psychologists who examined him testified at trial; "[t]he consensus was that he suffered from three separate mental disorders: chronic schizophrenia, some degree of mental retardation, and some organic dysfunction," which resulted in "'extremely bizarre

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