Ind. seeks new review of boy's slaying conviction

INDIANAPOLIS (AP/WANE) -- The Indiana attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether a northeastern Indiana boy involved in the killing of his friend's stepfather should receive a new trial.

The attorney general's office announced Thursday it was appealing a December Indiana Court of Appeals ruling that a county judge improperly decided a week after Paul Gingerich's arrest that he could be charged as an adult.

Gingerich is serving a 25-year sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder.

Attorney General Greg Zoeller says he's concerned about the legal precedent of a plea agreement being overturned on appeal.

Defense attorney Monica Foster says Gingerich is a little boy whose case was mishandled by the local judge and that the attorney general's appeal is disgraceful.