SAN FRANCISCO - Prosecutors for the suspect accused of shooting 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in a botched robbery attempt are working to have his case transferred from the Juvenile Justice System to the criminal courts.

Inside San Francisco's Juvenile Justice Center, prosecutors are asking a judge to transfer the prosecution of the now 18-year-old defendant.

That suspect was arrested in August of last year as a juvenile shortly after the attempted robbery, and has been held in the Juvenile Justice System ever since.

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Attorney Michael Cardoza is not representing the defendant, but explained that in what is known as a 707 hearing, judges consider five criteria. The criteria i

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