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GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge won't allow a teenager to appeal a ruling that he must stand trial as an adult in a Pennsylvania school stabbing rampage when he was 16. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/22P4LeZ) reports Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani refused Tuesday to let Alex Hribal (RY'-bahl) appeal the judge's ruling to the state Superior Court. Hribal is charged with stabbing and wounding 20 students and a security guard at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville in April 2014. Defense attorney Patrick Thomassey acknowledges Hribal committed the crimes but wanted the case in juvenile court, where Hribal would face no sanctions after turning 21. He is now 18. Hribal faces decades in prison if convicted of aggravated assault and attempted homicide charges. Attorneys will meet June 20 to schedule a trial date. ___ Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com

Judge won't allow appeal in high school stabbing rampage