Walker previously had certified the two teens stand trial as adults, but defense attorneys appealed that decision to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Earlier this month, the appeals court denied the request by the teens' attorneys, but ruled another hearing was necessary because Walker had issued only one adult certification for both teens rather than two individual rulings.
The beating outside an Ardmore home was the result of a drug dispute, Ardmore police Lt. Eric Hamblin said.
Two other men also are facing a charge of first-degree manslaughter in connection with the attack — Deondre Maytubby, 31, and Jason Scallion, 23.
During Friday's hearing, Department of Human Services social worker Stephanie Hacker, who is assigned to Ardmore Middle School, testified that the two teens were aggressors in a separate attack on a student in 2006. She said both students were suspended and attended classes outside the school.
Hacker testified the two teens were disruptive when they returned to classes at the school in 2007.
"They were suspended frequently ... one problem after another," she testified.
An official with the Office of Juvenile Affairs also testified that the two teens were placed on juvenile probation and underwent counseling following the 2006 attack on the student.
Attorneys for the two teens did not call witnesses or offer additional evidence during Friday's hearing.
In his ruling, Walker said evidence indicated the actions of the two teens were the most violent and inflicted most of Goddard's injuries, adding it was "very unlikely" the two could be rehabilitated under juvenile court programs.
The judge also denied a request by the teens' attorneys to reduce their $500,000 bonds.
