Nelson Patino sentenced to decades in prison for murdering wife and son, injuring second son

SCHENECTADY N.Y. (NEWS10) - Nelson Patino was sentenced Tuesday for killing his wife and son and injuring his other son. It happened two years ago in Duanesburg. In October, Patino was found guilty of six charges. The jury handed down the verdict following a day-long deliberation.

The judge sentenced Patino on the first count of murder to life in prison without parole. For charges 2 and 3, which were also murder charges, he was sentenced to 25 years to life for each count. He was sentenced to 25 years for an attempted murder charge and seven years for two assault charges.

The charges of 25 to life will run consecutively and concurrent with the life in prison sentence. The rest of the prison time handed down will run concurrently with the sentencing for the murder charges.

The jury took about a day to deliberate, asking multiple questions about the definition of intent, which was key in this case. Throughout the trial, Michael McDermott, Patino’s defense attorney, relied on his claim that Patino suffered from COVID-19-induced psychosis and that he did not know the gravity of his actions. The prosecution disputed that claim with testimony that showed that COVID-induced psychosis is not proven and that Patino showed no signs of mental illness before or immediately after the crime.