Criminal
Nov. 21, 1998
Teen Accused in Killing Tried as Adult
Joseph William Davidson was only 14 years old when he allegedly shot to death his mother in 1996. Despite his age, however, prosecutors made the rare, though not unprecedented, decision to try him as an adult under a 1995 law that allows them to do so.




Despite his age, however, prosecutors made the rare, though not unprecedented, decision to try him as an adult under a 1995 law that allows them to ...
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