The certification hearing on whether Zephi trevino will be tried as an adult will be held today.
Justin Moore is representing the Trevino family.
The focus of the story: 17-year-old Zephaniah “Zephi” Trevino and 19-year-old Philip Baldenegro. Both have been accused in the deadly shooting that happened in August 2019.
The young girl claims she isn’t guilty. Her family has said she was being sex trafficked by Baldenegro.
David Finn, Baldenegro’s attorney called the sex trafficking allegations a “smoke screen.”
Beyond The Certification Hearing
Beyond the certification hearing, Trevino’s case has attracted Hollywood attention from Jamie Lee Curtis, Demi Lovato, and now, Kim Kardashian West.
It has also attracted attention of political activists angry that Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot shared a Facebook post of another defense attorney stating why Trevino should be tried as an adult.