system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: In the United States, who/what determines if a minor gets charged as an adult?

Yesterday's stabbing suspect is a minor but will be charged as an adult.  Not finding an official explanation. It seems the public just goes along with it in many cases.

Update: So I'm not really getting a concrete answer that makes sense. The time is 1:16 PM CST.
gpt
The law in that jurisdiction will lay out who can get charged as an adult, and who must be charged as a minor. Often, there will be overlap in the age ranges. In that case, it's going to be the discretion of the prosecutors whether to file charges as an adult or not.