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| Teen's request to be tried as juvenile denied |
| By Baltimore Sun |
| Published: 11/07/2003 |
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A 15-year-old Baltimore youth accused of first-degree murder had his request to be tried as a juvenile turned down by a city Circuit Court judge yesterday. Judge Lynn K. Stewart denied the motion by Eric Brown to transfer his adult murder charges to juvenile court, saying the youth was accused of too serious a crime, was a threat to public safety and had turned his back on other efforts to help turn his life around. Assistant Public Defender David Pyle declined to comment after the hearing as his client was led from the courtroom. Prosecutor Julius A. Silvestri Jr. said the judge had made the correct decision after weighing the facts of Brown's past and the serious nature of the crime. The teen is accused of fatally shooting a man he didn't know. Brown is one of about 400 juveniles charged as adults with serious offenses in Baltimore every year, according to prosecutors. Under state law, judges have the choice of sending most such youths to the juvenile system after weighing a variety of factors in their case. Yesterday's hearing rippled with emotion when the mother of the victim spoke to Stewart about the pain she has endured since the death of her son, 24-year-old Derrick L. Carmon. Brown, whose trial is scheduled for next month, is accused of fatally shooting Carmon in the face April 29. Police said Brown was called to the scene as muscle during an eviction and opened fire just after telling his friend to step away from Carmon during a fight. |
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