Bel Air Man Appeals Conviction From Killing Dad At Age 16

BEL AIR, MD — A Bel Air man who killed his father as a juvenile in 2012 is appealing his conviction.

Robert Richardson, III, is serving an 18-year prison sentence after he confessed to killing his father—Robert Richardson Jr., 58—at his home in the 800 block of Moores Mill Road on Jan. 9, 2012.

He pleaded guilty in 2014 to manslaughter and using a firearm in a felony crime, but now his new attorney is appealing the conviction.

Attorney Nancy Forster argued that Richardson was given incorrect information about his options when he entered the plea, according to WJZ, which said that there was the sentiment that he was unfairly tried as an adult. At the time of his father's death, Richardson was 16.

There was agreement among prosecutors and the defense at the time of his conviction that the teen had suffered from child abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and cannabis use disorder.

Harford County Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Curtin will issue an opinion on the matter.

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