McInerney Out of Options

Brandon McInerney WILL face the music.

He's scheduled to stand trial in the 2008 murder of Lawrence King, even though he plead not guilty in August, but he's officially out of options.

McInerney's lawyers were scheduled to challenge a lying-in-wait charge prosecutors filed roughly one month before he was arraigned, but nothing ever came of it -- until now.

Last week, the 2nd District Appellate Court, Division 6, in Ventura, California, denied McInerney's lawyers' petition to overturn a previous ruling that allowed the charge to stand, since he did WAIT 20 minutes in a school computer lab before murdering Larry King.

A lying-in-wait charge automatically means the case MUST be tried in adult court, meaning McInerney can kiss the chances of receiving a reduced sentence goodbye.

Shortly after the decision, one of the lead attorneys, Scott Wippert had this to say:

"We are still confident that the law is on our side. We will be petitioning the issue to the Supreme Court."

I realize it's his job to defend his client, but Brandon's actions were premeditated in nature, so why waste time trying to appeal?

I'll be following the story.