Maddy Middleton murder: Youth advocates decry trying teen as adult in girl’s death

Barry Krisberg quoted in San Jose Mercury News, August 3, 2015

“There is no way on earth that a 15-year-old could have fully comprehended what he was doing,” said Barry Krisberg.… “He might be able to recount the events that resulted, but the notion that he comprehended the consequences of his action flies in the face of all the science we know.”