OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A judge in Olympia will decide Friday whether a 13-year-old boy accused of killing his father will be allowed to attend his funeral Saturday.
The boy’s family has posted $100,000 bail, but the judge still has to set terms of his release. Normally a defendant in a murder case would be barred from contacting possible witnesses, such as family members.
The Olympian reports (http://bit.ly/rIG1Gc) Deputy Prosecutor Wayne Graham opposes allowing the boy to attend the funeral.
Defense lawyer James Dixon says the boy’s family believes the shooting of 39-year-old Jimmie Asher Jr. as he slept Oct. 23 was an accident.
