Lawyers said Friday that at the age of 13, the allegedly stabbing and killing his mother, Derek Rosa, could increase his mental health status at the trial.
Rosa, who is now 14 years old, is facing charges of murder of a first -degree and is currently awaiting an adult facility, in the Metro West County Prison.
In 2023, the teen allegedly phoned the police that he confessed that he had fired his mother, 39 -year -old Irina Garcia with knives.
According to the record, for the past two years, defense and state lawyers have been preparing for a case that may take place in June, which includes interviews of witnesses, like other minors associated with the matter. His roles in this matter are unclear.
In preparation for the trial on Friday, state lawyers questioned whether Rosa’s defense will bring mental health experts as a witness.
In response, defense lawyers said they were not ready to provide the names of mental health specialists, but will soon be.
Judge Richard Harsh wondered if Rosa’s lawyer would defend madness, as he was waiting for almost two years to do so.
According to Florida’s law, a criminal lawsuit could be defended, “the defendant had a mental weakness, illness, or defect, and because of this condition, the defendant: He did not know what he was doing or his consequences; or although the defendant knew what he was doing, what he was doing or what he was doing.”
Harsh urged defense lawyers to offer appropriate movements if they intend to go on the path of madness as soon as possible, adding that they have spent a lot of time with their client.
A Miami Dead judge on Thursday issued an order for the reform of Miami Dead to provide more information about the situation for Haya teenager for the murder of her mother.
In December 2023, Harsh denied the young man from an adult jail to refuse to move from a teenager to the Joanneal detention center.
For the past two years, Rosa’s defense lawyers have tried to claim that adult prison is violating the rights of their clients, allegedly not giving him out of his cell or giving him enough time at school hours.
The teen is mostly in prison for isolation. The records obtained by NBC6 show that in March of 2024, it was out of his cell for only 119 hours, and only five of those hours were for educational purposes.
Prosecutors have always been against transferring it to teenage custody because they say Rosa is a major threat and needs to behave as an adult prisoner. And on Friday, Harsh reiterated that he believed there was no evidence that Rosa’s rights were being violated in adult jail.
Harsh once again reminded the lawyer that he wanted to hear the case as soon as possible and set June as a temporary date.
However, lawyers are still trying to interview witnesses, like a former amnesty officer, who has refused to disclose his statement, according to state lawyers. Despite the prosecution that they will not need this officer for the trial, defense lawyers highlighted that they do not feel the same and want to sit with the former officer for questioning.
