Judgment affirmed.
On April 7, 1979, defendant, who was 14 years old, followed an 80-year-old woman, whom he had observed purchasing groceries, and attempted to snatch her pocketbook. During the ensuing struggle, defendant was unable to wrest control of the pocketbook from the woman although he did knock her to the ground. She thereupon suffered a fractured skull, and died of her injuries 12 days later. On April 25, 1979, defendant was indicted, as a juvenile offender...
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