A teenager is accused of luring a 10-year-old girl into the woods and killing her.
An appeals court in Wisconsin affirmed a decision this week to try a teen, who is accused of killing a 10-year-old girl, as an adult.On Tuesday, a state court of appeals in Wisconsin ruled to keep a teenager—identified only as C.T.P.-B—in adult court, despite arguments from his attorneys.Prosecutors have charged the teenager as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of sexual assault in the death of 10-year-old Liana 'Lily' Peters.
However, Judge Gibbs refused their arguments, stating that moving the case to juvenile court could undermine the severity of the crimes.On Tuesday, the 3rd District Court of Appeals upheld the decision, ruling that Judge Gibbs acted within his discretion.
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