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Riverside boy accused of killing neo-Nazi dad makes court appearance
April 30, 2011: Riverside, Calif. - Jeff Hall's son sits on the stairs holding his shoe and eating a sandwich while an NSM (National Socialist Movement) member stands near him an hour after a monthly meeting for the NSM California was held in Hall's Riverside home. This is the son who allegedly killed his father.
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Riverside boy accused of killing neo-Nazi dad makes court appearance
Riverside boy accused of killing neo-Nazi dad makes court appearance
A judge in Riverside postponed the Monday arraignment of an 11-year-old boy accused of murdering his white supremacist father earlier this year. Attorneys requested more time for specialists to evaluate the child’s behavior and state of mind.
The court set a new hearing next month. That’s when it might formally arraign the boy and his attorneys may enter a plea. During the five months he’s been in custody, he’s had a birthday.
His father was Jeff Hall, a rising figure in the neo-Nazi movement who led frequent demonstrations across Southern California. The boy said he shot and killed his father to stop him from physically abusing him and his stepmother.
The boy’s public defender wants more time to assess the boy’s mental health. Prosecutors requested a record of the boy’s behavior while in custody.
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Before he’d turned 10, authorities removed him from more than half a dozen schools because of violent outbursts and other difficulties. At the time of the shooting, he was being homeschooled by his parents.
The court granted the boy visitation time with his grandmother and stepmother. He’s turned down visitation requests from his biological mother; she lost parental custody about seven years ago.
If he’s convicted, the child faces, at most, 14 years in custody.
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