A San Francisco judge on Wednesday decided that prosecutors could continue their efforts to try a teenager suspected of killing his classmate in 2023 as an adult.
Prosecutors filed a motion in March arguing that the teen’s case should be heard in adult court — shortly after the teen’s lawyers said he intended to plead guilty to a murder charge in juvenile court. He had initially pleaded not guilty.
On Wednesday, the teen’s attorney, Adam Gasner, argued that efforts by prosecutors to try the teenager as an adult were vindictive — motivated by a desire to punish the teenager for exercising his right to change his plea. The District Attorney’s Office contested that contention…