RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A California judge found Monday that a boy
was responsible for the second-degree murder of his white supremacist
father when the defendant was just 10.

Prosecutors argued the boy, now 12, knew what he was doing when he
shot 32-year-old Jeff Hall - a regional leader of the National
Socialist Movement - and the slaying was premeditated.

Defense attorney Matthew Hardy said his client grew up in an abusive
and violent environment and learned it was acceptable to kill people
who were a threat. Hardy contended the boy thought if he shot his dad,
the violence would end.

The boy, who is not being identified by The Associated Press because
of his age, did not testify at trial.

Riverside Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard heard the case without a
jury. At issue was whether the boy knew what he was doing was wrong
and whether there was premeditation.

Prosecutors argued that the child killed his father to keep him from
splitting up with his stepmother, who at first said she had killed
Hall but then quickly retracted her statement. She was not charged in
the case.

The boy's younger sister bolstered the prosecution's case by saying
her elder sibling plotted the shooting days in advance.

Hall was shot at point-blank range with a .357 Magnum while he slept
on a sofa in the family home.

The boy said in a videotaped interview with police that he didn't
think he'd get in trouble because he saw an episode of "Criminal
Minds" in which a child killed an abusive father and wasn't arrested.

Prosecutors maintained Hall's white supremacist beliefs had nothing to
do with the crime. They noted the boy had a history of violence that
dated back to kindergarten when he stabbed a teacher with a pencil.

Hardy said he hopes the boy, if convicted, would not be sent to a
juvenile lockup but rather be placed in a private facility that offers
therapy, medical treatment and schooling.




Raised in the household of hate. Any surprise he thought killing his
father was within reason?

The kid's an American hero, a true patriot. He should wrap himself in
a confederate flag like his daddy did.