Carson Peters-Berger, 18, is now expected to avoid the November jury trial in the Lily Peters case after prosecutors set a resolution hearing for 26 August, a key step in the prosecution over the 2022 death of his 10-year-old cousin in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
The case has remained in adult court even though Peters-Berger was 14 when he was charged, after a judge and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected a request to transfer proceedings to the juvenile system. That decision means he faces penalties unavailable under juvenile jurisdiction, including a possible life sentence if convicted of the homicide charge.
