"This is an entirely new theory for the people?"
"The defendant was purchasing high THC value, meaning above 10% products, for months, if not years, prior to the events in question. Those high THC materials lead to psychosis."
"In my review of the 8,000 pages of discovery and much of the reports is that it was touched upon, but more or less ignored."
"The defendant has been treated for schizophrenia for over two years, He's been in custody, and he's been on psychotropic medication as part of his treatment. His circumstances for an evaluation now are dramatically different."
Carlos Reales Dominguez is accused of stabbing three people in Davis in April 2023, killing David Breaux and UC Davis student Karim Abou Najm and injuring Kimberlee Guillory. The first trial ended in a mistrial in June. Prosecutors sought a new psychiatric evaluation to assess possible cannabis-induced psychosis, asserting Dominguez purchased high-THC products for months or years and that those materials can lead to psychosis. Prosecutors said the theory was largely overlooked in discovery. The defense noted a schizophrenia diagnosis and long treatment history. The judge denied a new evaluation but allowed questioning of the prosecution expert about the cannabis theory at retrial.
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