Carlos Dominguez, the man accused of multiple fatal stabbings in Davis, California, has been determined mentally competent enough to stand trial. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office told sister station KCRA that the court received a report from the state hospital that Dominguez has been restored to competency. In July, Dominguez stood an initial 5-day trial to determine his mental capacity to be held accountable for two deadly stabbings and another attempted murder. On his fifth court date, Dr. Dale Watson, who was hired by Dominguez’s defense, argued that he showed symptoms of schizophrenia. But Watson, on July 28, said he was not able to issue a final opinion about his ability to stand trial because Dominguez had stopped agreeing to meet with him.“My opinion is that he is most likely schizophrenic, that this is a ‘first break’ of schizophrenia, and that he’s suffering both of the psychiatric illness and the neurocognitive deficits that are often associated with an illness like schizophrenia,” Watson said. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office initially disagreed with the doctor’s reports regarding Dominguez’s mental condition but said that after the five-day trial and involuntary medication proceedings, the DA agreed that he was not fit at the time to stand trial. Dominguez was supposed to remain in the custody of a state hospital until he was restored to competency. If there are no challenges to Dominguez’s mental competency report, criminal proceedings will be reinstated.
Carlos Dominguez, the man accused of multiple fatal stabbings in Davis, California, has been determined mentally competent enough to stand trial.
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office told sister station KCRA that the court received a report from the state hospital that Dominguez has been restored to competency.
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In July, Dominguez stood an initial 5-day trial to determine his mental capacity to be held accountable for two deadly stabbings and another attempted murder.
On his fifth court date, Dr. Dale Watson, who was hired by Dominguez’s defense, argued that he showed symptoms of schizophrenia. But Watson, on July 28, said he was not able to issue a final opinion about his ability to stand trial because Dominguez had stopped agreeing to meet with him.
“My opinion is that he is most likely schizophrenic, that this is a ‘first break’ of schizophrenia, and that he’s suffering both of the psychiatric illness and the neurocognitive deficits that are often associated with an illness like schizophrenia,” Watson said.
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office initially disagreed with the doctor’s reports regarding Dominguez’s mental condition but said that after the five-day trial and involuntary medication proceedings, the DA agreed that he was not fit at the time to stand trial.
Dominguez was supposed to remain in the custody of a state hospital until he was restored to competency.
If there are no challenges to Dominguez’s mental competency report, criminal proceedings will be reinstated.
