Julie Schenecker
Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/AP
The panel deliberated less than two hours Thursday before determining that the Florida woman was sane at the time she killed the teens. Schenecker faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Before the verdict, Schenecker was led into the courtroom, her hands cuffed behind her back. Wearing a pink shirt and dark gray suit, she made eye contact with her parents and sister who were sitting in the front row
Jurors did not look at Schenecker as they filed into the courtroom.
The foreman handed the verdict to the judge. The clerk of the court read the verdicts. "We the jury find the defendant as guilty of first-degree murder," the clerk read.
As the court polled each juror, Schenecker fought back tears, her head nodding slightly. Her family sat somberly during the proceeding.
Schenecker's ex-husband, Parker, sat in the gallery flanked by supporters. He had his arm around his mother. He showed no visible emotion when the verdict was read.
Prosecutors had claimed that Schenecker was not legally insane at the time of the shooting. Her attorneys argued that, at the time of the shooting, Schenecker didn't know the difference between right and wrong.
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