And as it involves other court matters, earlier this week, a 20-year-old man pleaded guilty to a murder he committed when he was 16. He will be sentenced in August - but should he be sentenced as stiffly as an adult - for a crime he committed when he was a child?
Balderamos said she was not familiar with the case.
Dolores Balderamos Garcia, Minister of State, Office of the Prime Minister
"I didn't know about it so really it is catching me a little bit by surprise. But I think that our justice system has evolved to an extent where we can try to do justice as best as we can. I mean I don't think it is important for me to say I don't believe in the death penalty. That is not important. What is important is that justice is done for the families of the victims but also in terms of how we go forward."
Rupert Lopez Jr will be sentenced on August 5th.
