Carlos Reales Dominguez is undergoing retrial on two counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with the 2023 Davis stabbing incidents, as defense expert witnesses presented testimony asserting he experienced schizophrenia, not cannabis-induced psychosis, at the time of the alleged offenses.
During the retrial of Carlos Reales Dominguez, a mental health evaluator presented testimony asserting that the accused’s mental state at the time of the alleged offenses was consistent with schizophrenia, rather than cannabis-induced psychosis. The evaluator further concluded that the observed symptoms were not directly caused by marijuana.
Expert witness clinician Dr. Siegel provided extensive testimony at Yolo County Superior Court in the retrial of Carlos Reales Dominguez, detailing the effects of cannabis use on severe mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and the role of environmental factors in symptom exacerbation.
The retrial of Carlos Reales Dominguez continued Wednesday, featuring testimony from expert and law enforcement witnesses. Among those who testified were the coroner responsible for Karim Abou Najm’s autopsy, a former Davis Police Department property and evidence supervisor, and a Davis police corporal instrumental in uncovering critical evidence. Dominguez faces retrial for the 2023 homicides of Abou Najm and David Breaux, alongside the stabbing of Kimberlee Guillory.
Jury selection commenced Friday in Yolo County Superior Court for the retrial of Carlos Reales Dominguez, the former UC Davis student charged in the 2023 Davis stabbings that resulted in two fatalities and one injury. Proceedings focused on seating jurors in advance of opening statements scheduled for May 26.
The court limited the scope of mental health evidence that could be presented by the county doctor, and the accused’s mother was allowed to testify about her child’s behavior, but was prohibited from using “descriptors” and going into detail about her child’s mental health history.
A California Highway Patrol officer accused of abusing power appeared in court this week, with the defense seeking to seal sensitive records and obtain mental health assistance, while the prosecution argued that the public has a right to know about the accused’s conduct.