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Thursday, December 22, 2022

"It's that whole 8th Amendment thing, Judge"

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge has refused to lower the bail on a 10-year-old accused of fatally shooting his mother after she wouldn't buy him a virtual reality headset.

The boy's attorney argued during his initial court appearance Wednesday that the bail should be lowered from $50,000 to $100.

"He told us about piggy banks with savings that he had from gifts, from birthday gifts, and scavenging through cushions through the couch that he's been able to save up," said Angela Cunningham, a public defender.