Alleged getaway driver in murder of Caleb Quick appears in court

FRRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A teenage miss accused of acting arsenic the getaway operator successful the shooting decease of 18-year-old Caleb Quick appeared successful juvenile tribunal Wednesday, arsenic her lawyer pushed backmost against the execution complaint she faces.

Action News is not naming the suspects due to the fact that of their ages.

Quick's household filled 2 benches down the prosecution. The girl's parents sat softly down her. Cameras were not allowed inside.

The suspect, a teen girl, entered wearing an orangish sweater and a blank expression.

"She's doing the champion she tin fixed the circumstances," said her attorney, Jeff Hammerschmidt.

Prosecutors accidental she was her boyfriend's getaway operator aft helium changeable and killed Quick astatine a Clovis McDonald's successful April.

Hammerschmidt says that's retired of character.

"Our lawsuit has nary anterior transgression history. She doesn't adjacent person behavioral issues astatine school," helium stated.

He had planned to petition her merchandise during Wednesday's hearing, but the determination was postponed until Monday.

"Prosecution is required to spell archetypal and contiguous evidence," Hammerschmidt explained. "They've advised they are going to bash that done submitting reports, and past we volition beryllium questioning witnesses from the Clovis Police Department."

ABC30 ineligible expert Tony Capozzi says the justice volition measurement respective factors.

"The tribunal has to find whether oregon not she is simply a information to the assemblage oregon is simply a formation risk. If she's either 1 of those, astir apt she volition beryllium detained," Capozzi explained.

The teen is charged with execution and being a co-participant equipped with a firearm.

"There is thing to suggest that my 16-year-old lawsuit knew a firearm was going to beryllium involved, overmuch little a firearm was going to beryllium utilized successful a killing," Hammerschmidt said.

He believes a lesser charge, similar accessory aft the fact, whitethorn beryllium possible.

Another cardinal determination successful the lawsuit volition beryllium whether the suspects are tried arsenic juveniles oregon adults. If tried arsenic adults and convicted connected each charges, they could look 25 years to beingness successful prison. There is presently nary timeline for erstwhile that determination volition beryllium made.

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