Brandon McInerney, the teen accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old gay classmate Larry King in Oxnard three years ago, will be retried as an adult. The decision was announced Wendesday in Ventura County Superior Court.
Prosecutors have dropped allegations of a hate crime.
Last month, a Ventura County judge declared a mistrial in the case against McInerney after jurors could not reach a verdict.
McInerney was 14 when the shooting occurred. If McInerney, now 17, is convicted as an adult, he could face a sentence of life in prison.
McInerney's lawyers argued that juvenile court would be the best venue to try the case.
The trial has been scheduled for Nov. 21.
The first trial was held outside of Ventura County, but no decision has been made as to whether or not the retrial will be moved outside the county, the LA Times reported.
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