A jury on Monday found a prominent Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife guilty of murder and influencing witnesses, capping a weekslong trial that had riveted the attention of this Southern city.
Jurors returned the verdict Monday afternoon against 75-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver in the September 2016 shooting death of his 64-year-old wife Diane. The jury also found him guilty of possession of a gun during the commission of a felony and of aggravated assault.
The murder conviction carries a sentence of life in prison, and it remains up to the judge whether he will have the possibility of parole. No immediate sentencing date was set, and McIver was immediately handcuffed in the courtroom to be led to jail.
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