courtroom. casey siegel is outside the courtroom. a relatively quick decision by the jury. we also know that, you know, they didn t expect this right away, because the d.a. told the group they didn t know what would happen if the jury didn t come back with a unanimous decision tonight. the judge said go home and sleep on it. but within about two hours, as we can see casey, they came back. let s listen back in to the judge. i ve been advised that the jury has reached a verdict in this matter is this correct? yes. hand the verdict to the bailiff, please, ma am. mr. routh, if you will please stand. all right. we, the jury find the defendant
angry, that she stormed out of the courtroom. i was sitting over on the side where the defense was sitting. so in in other words, routh s parents were behind me. and then on the other side of the courtroom was the prosecution. and all of the kyle and littlefield families were gathered there. and while the defense was going at its closing argument, they were hammering home the whole point that i was just making with you about questioning whether or not jody eddie ray routh s mom, should have casey, if i can interrupt you. the judge has reentered the courtroom. we re expecting the verdict. we re going to listen in on what the judge has to say. okay. all right. i ve been advised that the jury s reached a verdict. the record will reflect the jury is not in the courtroom at this
we go back to casey stegall outside the courtroom. eddie ray routh found guilty of capital murder. we re getting information as to what actually happened in the courtroom in terms of the families of the victims. taya kyle was not in the courtroom. apparently eddie ray routh showed no visible emotions whatsoever. and the other families held hands and cried together as the verdict was being read. that s what i just got information on. reporter: right sean. my producer just informed me while i was on the air with you, we saw jody routh, eddie ray routh s mother walking out of the courtroom not long after the verdict was read, she was crying. we assume she s going home. also, we saw the littlefield family, chad littlefield s parents coming out of the front doors of the courthouse, also wiping away tears. i mentioned that sigh of relief. as a matter of fact, stay right there, casey. i understand that judy littlefield, chad littlefield was also killed with chris kyle is about to make a s
eddie ray routh in the murder of the american sniper case which includes chris kyle and chad littlefield. we have casey stegall who has been following this entire case for fox news. and i ve got to tell you, they came back in less than two hours, casey. the evidence seemed overwhelming, incontrovertible a very quick decision for this jury. reporter: yes, sean it was. nine days 29 total witnesses for the prosecution. only eight on the side of the defense. testified over the last nine days or so. and just as you heard a unanimous verdict guilty. 27-year-old former marine eddie ray routh, found guilty of capital murder. and will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of for parole. again, the jurors had three options on the table, not guilty, guilty, or guilty by reason of insanity. clearly the jury sending a message tonight that they did
time that the jury is deliberating, if they come back with a verdict relatively fast, that typically does not bode well for the defense. and it s typically a guilty verdict. and that rang true here tonight, sean. we thought we would have to burn the midnight oil, but we didn t really have to wait very long at all for this unanimous guilty verdict to come down moments ago. capital murder. it s also casey, a great reminder what you re pointing out here, it was chad littlefield, it was chris kyle. two sad things in my mind. number one both of these men, you know served their country, put their lives in danger, and they came back, and a lot of their work was to help veterans that were having trouble adapting back into civilian life. stay right there, casey stegall outside the courtroom in texas tonight. joining us now with reaction criminal defense attorney arthur idela. arthur, i want to get your take