A 15-year-old accused of killing Cherie Dodge, a Roseville grandmother who was sleeping on a bench, made his first appearance in juvenile court Tuesday as her family confronted the emotional reality of the case.
Dodge’s family met with attorneys outside the Placer County Juvenile Court after seeing the teen accused of stabbing her to death for the first time.
“I think that it was very hard for us to be in the same room, and just be in the presence of this young boy, very hard,” said Cassandra Flor, Dodge’s daughter…