Possible defense surfaces in case against Caleb Quick's accused killer

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

The proceeding was conscionable 4 minutes agelong and closed to cameras.

The boy, whom Action News is not naming owed to his age, walked successful with his hands folded and wore a purple shirt.

His parents sat down him. Caleb's begetter was connected the different broadside of the courtroom.

"I don't deliberation helium realizes the devastation he's caused for himself and my family," Stephen Quick told Action News.

He wants the lad - and the miss prosecutors accidental drove him distant successful a achromatic Tesla -- to beryllium tried arsenic adults. The teens person each denied execution charges.

"We don't privation to enactment it retired determination that this is OK behaviour for kids to do," Stephen said.

Prosecutors are present pursuing a high-stakes transportation proceeding to determination the lawsuit to big transgression court, wherever the punishment is longer.

The girl's proceeding is acceptable for March. The boy's is present delayed.

"This is conscionable a immense case, and there's a lot, a batch of discovery, and truthful it takes a agelong clip to spell done it," defence lawyer Kathy Bird told Action News.

She and co-attorney Mark Coleman are inactive combing done grounds and person hired a forensic scientist to interrogation their client.

They are looking for thing to support him successful the juvenile strategy and person recovered a imaginable defense.

"I judge determination were galore concussions, and we're delving into that," Bird said. "There could beryllium immoderate traumatic encephalon injuries from the concussions."

"That's an excuse," Stephen said. He believes the alleged shooter knew what helium was doing arsenic helium tracked Caleb for 13 minutes and followed him outside.

"I had a concussion erstwhile I was successful sixth grade. I turned retired OK," Stephen said. "I ne'er enactment a weapon to someone's caput and pulled the trigger."

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