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Adrian Gonzalez was given a maximum sentence in jail after admitting to all charges in connection to the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 8-year-old Maddie Middleton more than five years ago. Gonzalez, who is now 21, could be released from the juvenile justice system when he turns 25. Gonzalez entered his guilty plea in mid-April after his case was handed down to juvenile court after a state supreme court decision earlier this year upheld a state law preventing anyone under 16 from being tried as an adult. Gonzalez was 15 when he murdered his young neighbor, just three months shy...

The California State Supreme Court has issued its ruling on Senate Bill 1391, which was challenged in the case of Adrian “A.J.” Gonzalez, the accused killer of 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton. In a written opinion issued on Thursday, the court stated that SB 1391 was constitutional. The law, which went into effect in 2019, prevents anyone under the age of 16 years old being tried as an adult. The Middleton Family released a statement after the supreme court ruling. "The decision by the California Supreme Court that SB 1391 is constitutional is absolutely disappointing to our family. We have thought...