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Court overturns boy’s guilty plea in Ind. slaying

By Charles Wilson
Published December 11, 2012 11:43pm ET
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Court overturns boy’s guilty plea in Ind. slaying
FILE - In a Feb. 17, 2012 file photo, Paul Henry Gingerich sits inside a room at the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional on in Pendleton, Ind. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 that Gingerich had not received the due process to which he was entitled when the then-12-year-old boy accused of helping kill a friend's stepfather was tried in adult court, and ordered a new juvenile court hearing. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Kelly Wilkinson, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES | Kelly Wilkinson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge didn’t take enough time when he rushed a 12-year-old boy accused of helping kill a friend’s stepfather into adult court, an appeals court said Tuesday in throwing out the child’s guilty plea and overturning his 25-year prison sentence.

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