Man May Be Tried in 1974 Slayings ; Sane After Decades of Treatment?

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The state wants to try Darrell Samuel Davis for the slayings of four members of his family and an ex-police officer, but the trial - expected in May or June - would be an unusual case.

Mr. Davis, a diagnosed schizophrenic, confessed to the killings shortly after they were committed 30 years ago, but he was found to be mentally incapable of aiding in his defense. He was sent to the state mental hospital in Little Rock, where he has been held since 1974.

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Man May Be Tried in 1974 Slayings ; Sane After Decades of Treatment?

His case never went to trial.

But now, after extensive therapy and new drugs, psychiatrists say he is sane enough to be trie...

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