Attorneys gear up for critical hearing in Clovis McDonald's teen murder case

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The teen lad prosecutors accidental changeable and killed Caleb Quick astatine a Clovis McDonald's past twelvemonth returned to tribunal connected Wednesday.

He walked successful wearing a purple shirt, looking close astatine Caleb's family.

The justice called the tribunal to order, but the suspect's parents were inactive successful the waiting room. His defence lawyer past paused the proceeding to spell get them herself.

"We'll effort this again," the justice said erstwhile the boy's parents entered the courtroom.

He past granted attorneys different delay, postponing the high-stakes transportation proceeding until this summer.

"It's frustrating for sure," Caleb's father, Steve Quick, said later.

Quick, with prosecutors, is pushing for the teen lad to look justness successful big court, wherever imaginable punishment is overmuch longer.

But the boy's defence has objected. They person hired experts to measure the lad and find reasons for him to enactment successful the juvenile system.

Prosecutors archer Action News they are "hopeful" the lawsuit tin determination guardant by June.

"This doesn't payment Caleb, doesn't payment our families astatine each that are the victims successful this situation," Quick said.

Meanwhile, the boy's woman -- the alleged accomplice constabulary accidental served arsenic the getaway operator -- is preparing for her ain transportation hearing.

It volition statesman connected Monday and could past up to 1 week astatine the courthouse downtown.

Attorneys connected some sides volition telephone connected experts to marque their case.

"They're going to beryllium presenting evidence, a batch of grounds that hasn't been enactment retired yet to the media and the community," Quick said. "A batch of video evidence."

Next week's captious proceeding tees up a determination astir the girl's lawsuit that is apt to travel a fewer days earlier the archetypal day of Caleb's death.

"This is simply a immense measurement successful the close absorption oregon the incorrect direction," Quick said. "Either way, it's a immense measurement successful the process."