Judge to decide in March if teen suspect will be tried as adult in Caleb Quick murder

FRENSO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Tuesday, the nationalist is 1 measurement person to learning much astir the sidesplitting of Caleb Quick.

Attorneys saying they're acceptable to determination guardant with a high-stakes proceeding to find if the pistillate fishy should beryllium tried arsenic an adult, scheduling it for March 9th...

"We've already cleared that day with our expert. Hopefully, the prosecution's adept volition beryllium disposable connected that date," says defence lawyer Jeff Hammerschmidt, who represents the girl, whom Action News is not naming.

Investigators accidental she was the getaway operator aft her fellow allegedly changeable Quick astatine a Clovis McDonald's successful April.

The 2 person denied execution charges.

Caleb's father, Steve, tells Action News he's present warring done the holidays arsenic helium remembers his son, "Yeah, beauteous overmuch missing him a full bunch."

He wants Caleb's alleged killers tried arsenic adults. "They had each accidental to wantonness this small program that they had and not execution someone, and they chose to spell done with it."

We're present learning however the transportation proceeding could play out:

• It volition hap astatine the main courthouse downtown.

• One of 5 judges determination volition beryllium designated to perceive juvenile cases volition preside.

• Attorneys expect the full proceeding to past 5 days, with the young fishy transferred each greeting from juvenile hallway to the courtroom.

The juvenile process focuses connected rehabilitation and successful this case, could lone past 7 years but a execution condemnation successful big tribunal could bring a beingness condemnation successful authorities prison.

The load volition beryllium connected prosecutors to beryllium that big punishment is much appropriate.

The defence volition telephone its ain witnesses.

"We volition person our adept testify, and depending connected however the grounds goes, we whitethorn person definite different witnesses, much arsenic rebuttal witnesses, testify," Hammerschmidt says.

As attorneys marque their case, Steve volition beryllium there, too.

Action News asked Quick if the proceedings would bring him immoderate closure. "It'll supply conscionable information. Closure? Nothing's going to adjacent my lad distant from me. I'm going to support warring for justness for him," Quick said.

Steve Quick tells maine it "feels bully to yet get the shot rolling" here.

As for the antheral fishy successful this case, his transportation proceeding could beryllium acceptable successful the caller year.

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