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His dad said he felt they were "funneled" through a system that didn't allow him to advocate for his young son, who insisted he wasn't making a threat.

"I think people are surprised to hear that kids often don't have any greater protections in the system than adults do," one expert said.

The defense teams filed appeals after a Douglas County judge ordered the boys to remain in adult court at the end of March.