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The public defender for a 15-year-old charged with second-degree murder asked a judge during a Friday hearing to move his case to juvenile court.

Danny Harden-Bolton is accused of shooting Brandon Wallace, 23, on June 7 from a moped, the night after he had been at a sleepover with four of his friends.

Dr. Colleen Conoley, a defense-hired neuropsychologist, told the court that she diagnosed Harden-Bolton with ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder. She recommended that Harden-Bolton be prosecuted in the juvenile system and placed into a group home, where he could seek behavioral therapy and medication to control his hyperactivity and anger.

The psychologist said Harden-Bolton needs more psychiatric care than the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility, where Harden-Bolton would be incarcerated if convicted, could possibly offer.

In a group home setting, Harden-Bolton could receive at least three therapy sessions per week, she said, compared with one visit per month with a psychiatrist at the state’s youth prison in Omaha.

To arrive at this conclusion, Conoley evaluated Harden-Bolton during three two-hour sessions. She also reviewed his school records dating back to kindergarten and interviewed his grandmother, who had been his primary guardian.