Christopher Plaskon , 17 , was charged with murder as an adult in the slaying of a classmate . Maren Sanchez , 16 , died after being stabbed in a school stairwell on April 25 . Christopher Plaskon appeared in Milford Superior Court , where he waived his right to a probable cause hearing and elected to be tried by a three-judge panel rather than a 12-member jury , according to clerk Linda Kautzner . Comment:
Christopher Plaskon , 17 , was charged with murder as an adult in the slaying of a classmate . Maren Sanchez , 16 , died after being stabbed in a school stairwell on April 25 . Comment: