. >> reporter: after 24 years behind bars adolph davis returned to court for what could be a chance foredom. davis was just 14 when he was sentenced to life imprison without parole convicted of his role in a robbery that turned into a double murder. in object 1990 three members of the gangster disciples turned out to settle a score. the youngest two months past his 14th birthday was adolfo davis. >> i hear a lot of people say "gangs gangs, gangs" my destiny was written when i was born into a chaotic family. >> in the turf war, two gang members were shot dead. it was never proved that davis fired a gun, he was tried as an adult and convicted as a double murder. the law was clear and uncompromising. if you are part of a group that convicts a murder, sentencing rules are unforgiving. the double homicide required the judge to commit a sentence. vicious drug worlds overwhelmed the city. adele foe's case barely caused a ripple. his case is now at the center of a movement to rethink the juvenile justice system and rite old wrongs. >> i see people walk out of here every day. i always will have