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So, we have a sexually mature 16 year old plotting the death of a 13 year old, raping her and then hiding her body who would have received a 30 year sentence as an adult under Oregon's Measure 11which was repealed by the dems in 2019. Now, this animal will be automatically released at age 25. Will he be rehabbed and ready to be a constructive Oregon citizen after a few years in a notoriously worthless Oregon prison system? Sure. When a leftard says they are opposed to vigilante justice, I'd might be receptive if the killer was going to receive actual state imposed justice. The system is now heavily slanted in favor of the criminals and victims and their families are not really part of the equation.
Milana Li, 13, was found dead in a stream less than a mile from her home after being reported missing in Beaverton last year. The teen accused of killing her is unlikely to be tried as an adult.
By Catalina Gaitán | The Oregonian/OregonLive
The emerging details of 13-year-old Milana Li’s slaying are tragic and brutal. Friends and family described the girl as a doting older sister, budding guitarist and aspiring preschool teacher when she was found strangled to death and hidden underwater last May, with evidence she was sexually abused.
A year after investigators found Li’s body, a Washington County Circuit judge must decide where the sixth-grader’s suspected killer, Daniel Ryan Gore, now 17, should be tried for her rape and murder. Closing arguments in the hearing to decide whether Gore’s case will be tried in adult or juvenile court are expected Tuesday, following a week of testimony.
Previously, people ages 15 to 17 accused of Measure 11 crimes including murder, rape or robbery were automatically tried in adult court. But now, as a result of Oregon’s 2019 juvenile justice reforms, prosecutors must request a hearing for a judge to decide whether to move a juvenile’s case into adult court.
The law is meant to keep teens accused of serious crimes out of adult court and in the juvenile judicial system, where sentences are shorter and the primary goal is rehabilitation.
“Part of the question is, are you ready to give up on somebody if they’re just 17 or even younger?” said Tung Yin, a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School.
If convicted in adult court, Gore could face a 30-year prison sentence, with eligibility for parole after 15 years. If convicted as a juvenile, he would be in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority custody for less than eight years until the age of 25.
Since Oregon enacted the reforms almost four years ago, 1,117 Oregon juveniles have been charged with Measure 11 crimes. Prosecutors requested adult trials in 63 of those cases, and judges granted the change in seven instances, according to judicial department data from September 2019 through June 2023.
Last week, Li’s family pleaded with Washington County Circuit Judge Erik Buchér, who is presiding over the hearing, to move Gore’s trial to adult court, citing the heinous nature of Li’s death and their perception that Gore posed a danger to the public. He was 16 at the time of Li’s killing.
“The thought of Milana’s last moments is enough to drive us to madness,” said Li’s mother, Assel Li, in a victim impact statement read by a state prosecutor in court Thursday. “The thought of Daniel Gore being released in a few years fills me with fear for the safety of my family and society at large.”
Based on Oregon Judicial Department data, the chances Gore’s case will be moved into adult court are slim.
Adam Coffey, a forensic evaluator and physiologist who testified Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court, said that judges must weigh two key factors.
First, judges must determine whether the juvenile had “sufficient maturity and sophistication” at the time of the alleged crime to have an “adult-like” understanding of their conduct. Second, he said, the judge must consider which jurisdiction – juvenile or adult – would best serve the young person and society. That includes considering the youth’s openness to rehabilitation and treatment and the danger they might present to the public, depending on the length of their sentence.
Judges also consider the violent or premeditated nature of the alleged offense, the gravity of the loss or damage caused by the offense and the youth’s previous physical, emotional and mental health, according to the statute.
Weighing these factors helps keep juveniles – whose brains are still developing and who are known to act impulsively at times – out of lengthy sentences and harsh facilities where they might have less of a chance of rehabilitation, said Yin, the Lewis & Clark law professor.
“If you’re talking about a 15, 16, 17-year-old person, they are still a child, and if you’re going to waive them into adult court, the adult sentences can be pretty long and they would be remanded to a correctional facility that would be much tougher,” Yin said.
Milana Li, 13, was found dead in a stream less than a mile from her home after being reported missing in Beaverton last year. The teen accused of killing her is unlikely to be tried as an adult.
By Catalina Gaitán | The Oregonian/OregonLive
The emerging details of 13-year-old Milana Li’s slaying are tragic and brutal. Friends and family described the girl as a doting older sister, budding guitarist and aspiring preschool teacher when she was found strangled to death and hidden underwater last May, with evidence she was sexually abused.
A year after investigators found Li’s body, a Washington County Circuit judge must decide where the sixth-grader’s suspected killer, Daniel Ryan Gore, now 17, should be tried for her rape and murder. Closing arguments in the hearing to decide whether Gore’s case will be tried in adult or juvenile court are expected Tuesday, following a week of testimony.
Previously, people ages 15 to 17 accused of Measure 11 crimes including murder, rape or robbery were automatically tried in adult court. But now, as a result of Oregon’s 2019 juvenile justice reforms, prosecutors must request a hearing for a judge to decide whether to move a juvenile’s case into adult court.
The law is meant to keep teens accused of serious crimes out of adult court and in the juvenile judicial system, where sentences are shorter and the primary goal is rehabilitation.
“Part of the question is, are you ready to give up on somebody if they’re just 17 or even younger?” said Tung Yin, a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School.
If convicted in adult court, Gore could face a 30-year prison sentence, with eligibility for parole after 15 years. If convicted as a juvenile, he would be in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority custody for less than eight years until the age of 25.
Since Oregon enacted the reforms almost four years ago, 1,117 Oregon juveniles have been charged with Measure 11 crimes. Prosecutors requested adult trials in 63 of those cases, and judges granted the change in seven instances, according to judicial department data from September 2019 through June 2023.
Last week, Li’s family pleaded with Washington County Circuit Judge Erik Buchér, who is presiding over the hearing, to move Gore’s trial to adult court, citing the heinous nature of Li’s death and their perception that Gore posed a danger to the public. He was 16 at the time of Li’s killing.
“The thought of Milana’s last moments is enough to drive us to madness,” said Li’s mother, Assel Li, in a victim impact statement read by a state prosecutor in court Thursday. “The thought of Daniel Gore being released in a few years fills me with fear for the safety of my family and society at large.”
Based on Oregon Judicial Department data, the chances Gore’s case will be moved into adult court are slim.
Adam Coffey, a forensic evaluator and physiologist who testified Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court, said that judges must weigh two key factors.
First, judges must determine whether the juvenile had “sufficient maturity and sophistication” at the time of the alleged crime to have an “adult-like” understanding of their conduct. Second, he said, the judge must consider which jurisdiction – juvenile or adult – would best serve the young person and society. That includes considering the youth’s openness to rehabilitation and treatment and the danger they might present to the public, depending on the length of their sentence.
Judges also consider the violent or premeditated nature of the alleged offense, the gravity of the loss or damage caused by the offense and the youth’s previous physical, emotional and mental health, according to the statute.
Weighing these factors helps keep juveniles – whose brains are still developing and who are known to act impulsively at times – out of lengthy sentences and harsh facilities where they might have less of a chance of rehabilitation, said Yin, the Lewis & Clark law professor.
“If you’re talking about a 15, 16, 17-year-old person, they are still a child, and if you’re going to waive them into adult court, the adult sentences can be pretty long and they would be remanded to a correctional facility that would be much tougher,” Yin said.
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Unless of course you want to chop your dick off. Then you are definitely old enough to make adult decisions.