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12-Year-Old Could Be Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole if Convicted of First-Degree Murder

By Altman & Altman

A judge has ruled that 12-year-old Jordan Brown will be tried as an adult for the first-degree murder of his dad?s pregnant fiancé. If convicted, he would be the youngest American to serve a lifetime in prison without parole. Jordan is accused of using a .20-gauge shotgun to kill Kenzie Houk, who was 9-months pregnant in February 2009. She was sleeping when he shot her. Her unborn baby also did not survive the shooting. Judge Dominick Motto called the incident an ?execution-style killing.? He says his decision is based on the boy?s refusal to accept responsibility for what he did. Jordan?s lawyers had requested that the murder case be moved to juvenile court. A psychologist for the defense had testified that the child was at ?low-risk? for committing future violent acts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on April 01, 2010 (boomark / email).