Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/...thursday-for-man-convicted.html#storylink=cpyA judge on Thursday afternoon will sentence the young man convicted of murdering former University of Miami football star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary in Palmetto Bay.
Eric Rivera Jr., 23, of Ft. Myers, could face up to life in prison.
Jurors in November convicted Rivera of second-degree murder for the November 2007 slaying of Taylor, the Washington Redskins star safety who starred at UM and Gulliver Preparatory School.
A jury has now been seated for the second man on trial in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.
Opening statements will begin Tuesday in the murder trial of Jason Mitchell.
Prosecutors believe Mitchell was the mastermind behind a 2007 botched burglary at Taylors Palmetto Bay home.
A man identified by prosecutors as the greedy organizer of a bungled 2007 Miami-area burglary that ended with the fatal shooting of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor was convicted Tuesday of murder and burglary, and immediately sentenced to life in prison without parole.
A 12-person jury deliberated nearly four hours before finding Jason Mitchell, 25, guilty of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy swiftly imposed the mandatory life sentence for murder, plus 40 more years for the burglary conviction.
Although trial testimony showed Mitchell did not fire the fatal shot, prosecutors say he is equally responsible for the slaying under the law.
A fourth man has been convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during a botched burglary.
A judge immediately sentenced 25-year-old Charles Wardlow to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday. Wardlow was among a group from the Fort Myers area accused of traveling to Miami to steal money from Taylor's home, believing he was out of town...
One defendant awaits trial.
The final suspect pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during a botched burglary.
Timmy Lee Brown will serve 18 years in prison under his plea agreement.