Your decision to try the younger defendant in juvenile court does not please the public, especially because the crime involved a murder of a random and innocent victim. Law enforcement, in particular, is not pleased with the decision. They argue that, regardless of disposition in juvenile court, the juvenile defendant will leave the jurisdiction of the juvenile court no later than twenty$-$one years of age. As the prosecutor, what action will you take in this situation?

The pressure from the public, the media, and law enforcement is more intense than you anticipated, so you reconsider your decision and transfer the younger defendant to adult court. You are concerned that the younger defendant, if found guilty in adult court, could be sentenced as harshly as the older defendant.

You are satisfied that only the older defendant was tried in adult court. Since he was determined to be the leader and the shooter in the situation, you decide to do nothing different and allow the younger defendant to process in juvenile court. You are confident that the juvenile justice system will handle the younger defendant appropriately and that, in the long term, public attitudes toward the case will soften.