No date set for 15-year-old girl charged with capital murder

No hearing date has been set for a judge to rule whether a 15-year-old Amarillo girl should be tried for capital murder as an adult.
The girl was charged with capital murder mere days after her newborn son was found dead in her Southwest Amarillo home.
Potter County Attorney Scott Brumley, whose office is handling the case for now, wasn’t free to return my calls yesterday to get an update on the case.
The case is still being handled as a juvenile till a Potter County judge determines otherwise. Brumley’s office was waiting for a physiological evaluation to see if prosecutors wanted to pursue the case as an adult.
He said Tuesday morning that prosecutors are waiting to hear from the girl’s attorneys to see if she will plead guilty or not.
Brumley said, if her lawyers are interested in a trial, his office will further pursue a hearing to certify her as an adult.
The girl, whose name has not been released, is not eligible for the death penalty despite being charged with capital murder.