cool reflection. the defense told the jury sudden passion gripped francis when she spotted bill and bonnie on the road. >> she sees this woman who has not let up and tried to ruin her life for the last month. >> the stakes were enormous. a finding of sudden passion could drastically reduce francis's sentence from possible life in prison to a maximum of 20 years and a minimum of just two. relatives of francis and bill hall begged the jury to be lenient. >> if there is any way that you can find in your heart to give her a lighter sentence, i'm begging you. >> and that for the first time the jury heard from francis hall directly. >> you don't understand. i love this man heart and soul. i gave him my life. i would never hurt him, never. >> in her final arguments, defense attorney lee cutter