The Brief
- The Santa Clara County District Attorney is hoping to charge a 17-year-old allegedly behind a Morgan Hill mass shooting at an unauthorized birthday party this summer as an adult
- That would mean the maximum sentence could be life behind bars instead of seven years if he remains in juvenile court.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Santa Clara County District Attorney is hoping to charge a 17-year-old allegedly behind a Morgan Hill mass shooting at an unauthorized birthday party this summer as an adult – meaning that a maximum sentence could be life behind bars instead of seven years if he remains in juvenile court.
Adult vs. juvenile court
What they’re saying:
Speaking after the teen’s first court hearing in juvenile court on Monday, Alexander Adams, supervisor for the juvenile court, told reporters that the crimes the teen allegedly perpetrated on July 25 were “extremely serious and very, very dangerous to the public.”
His office charged the teen with seven felonies: One count of murder and six counts of attempted murder. …