Not necessarily, but the law must be followed, and due process must be afforded, which no-one seems to be thinking about in this case.

I feel like there should be a "half-way" option.

It's crazy to me that sometimes it's usually a difference between like 2-7 years and 60 .

Does that change the fact that he confessed? Why do you want a criminal to get off due to technicalities?

FTR, I doubt that that would "fix" anyone. Quite the opposite actually.

1) Minor or not, he was old enough to know the consequences of his actions as he went as far as to get rid of the shotgun gauge, 11 may be a little young for execution but the crime which he has committed is one of the most severe, especially taking into account that he had effectively killed a relative, as she was his step mother.

2) There is no proof, but it saves having to spend such large amount of taxpayers money on what will likely be a lost cause going by the way the crime has been committed. If there was a chance that he was not innocent in this case I'd agree, but the evidence is all lined up on him and he also likely confessed to it by now too.

3) I am not trying to do, I am just saying that whichever type of person reviews his crime will likely think of him as a sick little bastard as it is. It is after all down to people that the court cases are settled not by some random chance machine that weighs in the crime vs the evidence.

4) I agree on that point, not quite as severe as a capital punishment but a reasonable solution to the problem, however if he is tried as a child he will get out at 21, a 10 year sentence for double homicide, psychological trauma for the family, and hell knows how much damage. 

5) I tell you what has no humanity, a child that has taken the shotgun as soon as his father left and executed a mother with almost fully developed child, leaving the mess for his little sister to find.

Higher chance of him going on another rampage, this time involving a higher spectrum of victims. Maybe adding a priest to that list, a nurse, oh let's also throw in some kids into the mix.

He has effectively signed his death warrant with this murder, question is whether it's social or literal. If he is in prison unless he is released with a new identity and a clean record(Another fucked up case unless he does change) then he is doomed. Having a dead pregnant mother on your record isn't the best of employee material.

Because unless the police, our judges, and our lawyers can follow the proper procedure to convict a criminal and assure their guilt, the entire system is pointless. We may as well just start taking people out back and shooting them in the head without a trial.

Haha well it "fixed" Peter Schibetta on Oz after he was raped by Adebisi and Schillinger