USA: Pursuit of adult trial for 13-year-old boy should end

Thursday 7 April 2011 Pennsylvania Attorney General set to decide whether to appeal ruling that could allow murder suspect Jordan Brown to face juvenile court. The Pennsylvania authorities should drop their pursuit of an adult trial for a 13-year-old boy accused of murder, Amnesty International said today.The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office has until 10 April to decide whether to appeal a state court’s decision that could mean Jordan Brown is tried in a juvenile court instead of an adult court.“Trying Jordan Brown in an adult court puts him at risk of being sentenced to life imprisonment…

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