Samuel McAdam

Yolo Judge Cites Third Racial Justice Act Violation in Dominguez Retrial

By David M. GreenwaldJuly 16, 20264 comments

Yolo County Judge Samuel T. McAdam ruled that prosecutors violated California’s Racial Justice Act during closing arguments in the Carlos Reales Dominguez retrial, finding they improperly linked Dominguez’s Salvadoran background, first-generation college student status, and membership in a Filipino cultural fraternity to a series of purportedly poor choices leading to the 2023 Davis stabbings.

Court Watch: Judge Outlines Contentious Evidentiary Rules for Dominguez Retrial

By Irene LilleyMay 15, 20260 comments

A Yolo County Superior Court judge outlined evidentiary rules and trial guidelines for the retrial of Carlos Reales Dominguez, the former University of California, Davis student charged in a series of fatal stabbings that shook the Davis community. The proceedings, scheduled to commence May 18, will center on allegations of cannabis-induced psychosis and the defendant’s mental competency at the time of the attacks.