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Texas man indicted for murder in childhood crime

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

CORRECTS TO JUDGE HAMILTON, NOT COLLINS IN SECOND SENTENCE - Don Willburn Collins waits to be placed into the custody of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office following a hearing at the 359th Judicial District Court with Judge Kathleen Hamilton on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Conroe, Texas. Collins, now 28, accused of dousing Robert Middleton with gasoline and setting him on fire in 1998 when he was a teenager, can be tried as an adult for murder after the victim died from his burns nearly 13 years later, Judge Hamilton ruled Thursday. (AP Photo/ The Courier, Jason Fochtman) MANDATORY CREDIT

Experts: Case of burned Texas boy problematic

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2014 file photo, Don Willburn Collins walks into a hearing at the 359th Judicial District Court with Judge Kathleen Hamilton in Conroe, Texas. On Thursday, March 6, 2014, a judge ruled that Collins, 28, can be tried for murder in the death of Robert Middleton. Collins is accused of dousing Middleton with gasoline and setting him on fire. Middleton died from his burns nearly 13 years later. (AP Photo/ The Courier, Jason Fochtman, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Judge: Texas man can be tried in childhood crime

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

Don Willburn Collins talks with his lawyer during a hearing petition at the 359th Judicial District Court with Judge Kathleen Hamilton on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Conroe, Texas. Testimony and closing arguments concluded Wednesday following a three-day court hearing in Conroe to determine if 28-year-old Don Willburn Collins will be tried for murder in the death of Robert Middleton. Collins was 13 at the time.(AP Photo/ The Courier, Jason Fochtman) MANDATORY CREDIT

Judge weighing merits of trial for childhood crime

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

Suspect’s cousin says he admitted to burning boy

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press