Convicted teenage killer Devon R. Moore, now 29, is up for resentencing Thursday, March 7, after his attorney successfully argued that his age at the time of his crime in 2012 was not appropriately considered.

Moore was convicted via a plea agreement on Oct. 29, 2012, of shooting and killing his father Tim Moore with his father’s rifle. Moore then drove his father’s body into the woods and dumped him.

Tim’s body was discovered several months later.

Moore was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2012, to 340 months in prison with an additional 60 month firearm enhancement. The sentence carries a mandatory prison term of 240 months in prison before he is eligible for parole — about 20 years.

According to court records, the motion for resentencing is a result of the March 2, 2017 opinion in State v. Houston-Sconiers which held that “criminal procedure laws must take the defendant’s youthfulness in account” including when being sentenced.

Moore, who was 16 at the time, was tried as an adult.

The motion for resentencing filed by his attorney Sean M. Downs includes a forensic psychological evaluation that asserts Moore did not entirely understand his actions.

“It appears, that, as a result of his overall mental condition, Devon’s capacity to fully appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct and to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law was impaired at the time of the alleged offenses,” Dr. Megan Carter states.

Carter alleges that Moore sustained “chronic abuse” which resulted in his brain not properly developing.

The hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Pacific County Superior Courtroom.