Judge to mull overturning Polly Klaas killer Richard Allen Davis' death sentence

San Jose, Calif. — A California judge will consider Friday whether to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas in 1993 after kidnapping her from her bedroom at knifepoint in a crime that shocked the nation.

Jurors in 1996 found Davis guilty of first-degree murder and of the "special circumstances" of kidnapping, burglary, robbery and attempting a lewd act on a child. Davis, who had an extensive kidnap and assault record going back to the 1970s, was sentenced to death.

Davis' attorneys argued in a February court filing that his death sentence should be recalled because of recent changes to California sentencing laws. They also noted California's current moratorium on the death penalty.