Man to Be Tried in Slaying of Boy, 12, Judge Rules
An Altadena man was ordered Monday to stand trial on murder charges in the death of a 12-year-old boy hit by gunfire after he stepped off a bus near his home.
After a half-day preliminary hearing in Pasadena Superior Court, Judge Phillip Argento ruled there was enough evidence for prosecutors to proceed with their case against Errol D. Smith, 25.
Superior Court arraignment was set Aug. 1.
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