Final witness called in transfer hearing for female teen suspect in Caleb Quick murder

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Tuesday, a Fresno County justice heard the last spot of grounds successful the high-stakes transportation proceeding for the miss accused successful the decease of Caleb Quick.

The adjunct lawman main for juvenile probation, Kayatana Davis, returned to the stand.

She testified that betwixt 2021 and 2025, 46 juveniles participated successful the mandated Secure Youth Treatment program. Of those, 27 were released.

"How galore of those individuals were arrested for caller offenses?" the authoritative asked. "13," Davis said.

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With that data, prosecutors reason the programs astatine the Juvenile Justice Center are not palmy capable to rehabilitate the teen.

But the defence attorneys pushed back, and the justice herself did not look swayed.

"There is nary lawsuit instrumentality that supports that argument," Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Gaab said.

"There is nary lawsuit instrumentality that excludes the tribunal from proceeding it," the authoritative responded.

The justice yet listened to Davis' grounds and volition determine aboriginal if she tin see it.

The important transportation proceeding is playing retired 2 days earlier the archetypal day of Caleb's death. His dad, Steve, is readying a worship work for this Thursday.

"We're looking guardant to a batch of radical showing up," Steve Quick told Action News. "Not making it a bittersweet day, but happy."

He knows it is an uphill conflict for prosecutors to transportation the teen girl.

"It's precise hard to get transferred successful California," Steve said. "I can't person immoderate assurance until we really perceive it."

The lawsuit resumes connected May 15 with closing arguments. The justice is past expected to contented her ruling.

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