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Tried as an Adult

California’s Second Appellate District on Monday tossed the second-degree murder conviction of a 17-year-old who was charged as an adult, finding a voter-approved change in the law entitles all juvenile offenders whose convictions are not final to a determination of the appropriateness of being tried as an adult.

LOS ANGELES – California’s Second Appellate District on Monday tossed the second-degree murder conviction of a 17-year-old who was charged as an adult, finding a voter-approved change in the law entitles all juvenile offenders whose convictions are not final to a determination of the appropriateness of being tried as an adult.

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