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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The 16-year-old lad accused of sidesplitting Caleb Quick successful April was back successful court Wednesday.
He is charged with Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm Causing Death and Murder Committed by Lying successful Wait.
“At this point, we've denied each the allegations, which successful juvenile tribunal is the equivalent of a not blameworthy plea,” Defense Attorney Mark Coleman said.
The fishy was called successful for a detention proceeding Wednesday to larn whether the justice would fto him unrecorded astatine location with his household passim the remainder of his hearings.
“All of the factors for merchandise constituent towards merchandise successful this case, nary anterior transgression history, youthfulness, bully parents, each of that points towards release,” Coleman said.
Coleman says his lawsuit does not person a transgression past and would not beryllium a menace to the public.
While helium denies the execution allegations, helium says that if his lawsuit had killed Quick, it would person lone been arsenic a absorption to Quick’s alleged misconduct.
“I judge that the alleged discourtesy has to beryllium enactment into context,” Coleman said. “In different words, it didn't conscionable hap due to the fact that determination was beef implicit a hamburger oregon wealth owed.”
The justice yet decided to support the teen successful custody, saying the transgression took “serious planning.”
“Obviously, the discourtesy is serious. We're taking it seriously, but, you know, his inheritance is truly a bully background. He comes from a bully family,” Coleman said.
The different suspect, a 16-year-old girl, is inactive awaiting her detention proceeding connected June 18.
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office recommends that some suspects beryllium tried arsenic adults.
The justice volition marque that determination astatine an upcoming transportation hearing.
“Our lawsuit is 16 years old. If this had occurred erstwhile helium was 15 years old, helium would not beryllium capable to beryllium transferred,” Defense Attorney Kathy Bird said.
The defence squad says each of their vigor and mentation volition spell toward preparing for that transportation hearing, which they expect to instrumentality spot successful the adjacent fewer months.
However, earlier that transportation hearing, they volition person a colony league connected July 8.
YourCentralValley.com will proceed pursuing this story.
