The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to be transferred to a state hospital after a court-appointed psychologist deemed him not competent to stand trial
A jury had been hearing evidence in the case because prosecutors with the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office had contested the court-appointed psychologist’s opinion on Carlos Dominguez’s mental fitness back in June. Prosecutors dropped their challenge regarding his competency to stand trial last week, prompting the judge to dismiss the jury and suspend the case.
Juliana Rohrer, a psychologist appointed by the court, testified Dominguez was “a textbook example of schizophrenia,” CNN affiliate KCRA reported. A different psychologist hired by the defense later testified that the suspect “was most likely schizophrenic,” according to KCRA. An order to involuntarily medicate Dominguez was granted after the jail tele-psychiatrist testified that Dominguez has schizophrenia and is gravely disabled, defense attorney Daniel Hutchinson told CNN on Tuesday.
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