now come out herself after the conviction and said she would prefer the death penalty. which, as elisha said, may just be her way of avoiding a lifetime in prison, which would be the last thing she would want. thank you both very much indeed. i want to bring in vinny politan, host of "in session," and hln's "making it in america." vinny, we've reached the crashing point of this extraordinary case. what is your reaction to what happened in court today. >> first i want to react to what gus just said, completely mischaracterizing the evidence and the verdict rendered by eight men and four women today in maricopa county. they dismissed this allegation that she snapped. premeditated murder, a plan that was hatched in why reeka, california, days beforehand, weeks beforehand, in the way she got the gun, got the gas cans and made her way to mesa in the middle of the night and covered it up and forged an alibi.