Teen accused of killing 8-year-old Maddy Middleton in court

of killing an 8 year-old girl.. faces a judge for the first time. what both sides are saying about this high profile case. spca officials are calling it a shocking case of animal cruelty.. we’ll tell you how many animals were rescued from one moss landing property.. today the teen boy accused of sexually assaulting and murdering eight year old maddy middleton in santa cruz went in front of a judge. good evening, i’m spencer washburn. and i’m amanda gomez. adrian gonzalez didn’t enter a plea today but with all the social media attention on this case — questions are being raised about whether gonzalez will even be tried in santa cruz. news channel 5’s mariana hicks is live with more. today’s appearance in court was quick — lasting just a few minutes. *trt:outcue::*00-05 santa cruz//murder suspect in court 32-37 larry105-114 jeffout: to fairly hear this.”trt: 118pkg –*court nats of suspect walking in*on thursday, the teen accused in the brutal death of maddy middleton made his first appearance in front of a judge.shielded by his attorney at times, gonzalez was soft spoken answering the judge’s questions.*court nats judge: have you had a chance to weigh this decision with your counsel?gonzalez: yes.” 15 year old adrian gonzalez is being charged as an adult with murder, kidnapping, rape and nine counts of special allegations. if convicted, gonzales faces life in prison. jeff rosell//santa cruz da “life without the possibility of parole is not something that you can seek for a juvenile.”larry biggam//gonzalez’s public defender “this case is extremely tragic and devastating to two families…” larry biggam, the public defender representing gonzalez will begin working on the case once he gets reports from law enforcement. larry biggam//gonzalez’s public defender “our job is review the evidence, conduct our own investigation and make sure the minor, like every citizen accused, receives a fair trial.”no word yet about a change in venue.santa cruz district attorney jeff rosell is not concerned about a biased jury pool.jeff rosell//santa cruz da”the bottom line is we have fair jurors in this county, we are ready to proceed and we are in a position to go forward in a moment’s notice on this case and we are confident the jurors of santa cruz to fairly hear this.” gonzalez will be back in court on september 21st.i’m outside of santa cruz high, where gonzalez would’ve been a