Getting brand new clothes to kill a person? What a crazy thought!

blame the lawyers

Not true. It doesn’t do any good to get overly emotional when you obviously don’t understand the law. Rodgers did not conspire or plan this murder. He never once contacted Sievers and barely knew him....it was Sievers and Wright all the way. Rodgers may be a psychopath who enjoyed killing Teresa Sievers, but that’s not the legal definition of first degree murder. They followed the first degree murder checklist to the letter, and it was obvious to me, at least, in the other charges that Rodgers did not bring a weapon with him, he didn’t steal anything, so all he did was trespass, according to the legal definition. I’m certain, the victim’s family understood this, and realize that he got life without parole. THE END.

Why not the death penalty?

There's no death penalty in Florida

@@lmn1966 we most definitely have the death penalty in Florida.

Ya the murder target is so big, hard to miss it, even if blindfolded. :/

@@Raimond799 this Rogers guy is clearly DUMB, so yea I could absolutely see him telling everyone. I believe he knew EXACTLY what he was going for. I'll be happy if the judge gives him life. Or at minimum 40 years. I still can't believe that beautiful Theresa is gone. I want EVERYONE to pay but the ONE I want to see rot??? Mark. Can't wait till he has his day. I thank God for Curtis Wright. He took responsibility for HIS actions and will help prosecute Mark, just as he did to Jimmy.

Raimond799 Agree- he could've been setup to be a patsy for Wright & Sievers. Personally didn't believe any of Wright's testimony. Taylor Shomaker's testimony wasn't credible either.

Dumbest juries, Casey Anthony and OJ, just to name a couple.

@@mimikay5421 I'm sorry but I absolutely disagree. Curtis Wright has NOTHING to lie about. He pleaded guilty and accepted responsibility for HIS actions. Unlike the little punks Jimmy & Mark. I hope the judge hands him life. Jimmy knew what he was going their for and he knew how much money he was making on it. Oh, and let me remind you how Taylor came onto this and why she is absolutely believable. When Jimmy confessed to her she's the one who turned him in. She was pregnant and had to face that alone. She lost her house and car but knew she would if she turned him in and she did it anyway.

You're probably one those people do not even show up when you get a jury summons

@@chnmnny9222 I don't talk to trolls, take your conversation to someone gullible!

Someone said... look online at the comments.....how many people operate as trolls, or on baseless opinion instead of proven facts, and realise that is why the jury system cannot function well.

@@MilesBellas You're right! We are the jury pool!

A couple decades at least in prison isn’t justice?

@@a.b.d.3974 thank you so very much. @A.B.D. I agree with you ❤💙❤

A.B.D. I honestly think that's what they wanted all along. The one they really want to sentence to Death Is Mark Seivers the husband❤💙❤

Berta Bragg Even if the other guy did do it, the law says that they are equally culpable.

He did NOT! Watch all videos of the trial! The jury is spot on! Wright is the murderer! Not Rodgers!

Wright is the main man in this deed. So is her husband

@Berta Bragg They just could not grasp the concept of his participation being of equal guilt to the actual killer who wielded the weapon.

David Haney Jurors have to go by the evidence & instructions. Both Wright & Shomaker had strikes against their credibility. I believed most of what they said but could I say with complete confidence it was all true? No. I would have voted 1st degree murder with burglary but can understand why all the jurors might not have . In my opinion , JRR is a sick, stone cold killer who got lucky.

Justice in my opinion. Wright is the murderer. Not Rodgers. I watched the full trial and jury is right,

Ditto

@@ErikS- Rodgers constantly kept hitting the woman.

You probably didnt watch all videos of this trial! Mr Wright is the real murderer. Not rodgers. The Jury is spot on in my opinion!

@@ErikS- Interesting assumption, but I did, in fact, watch the entire trial. I'm going on the facts of this case. I do not see how you get second degree murder and *trespassing* ,and a total NG on conspiracy, when you look at the big picture. Florida juries. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@ErikS-His presence=Equal guilt, Fact of law, such a simple concept.

First degree murder is murder which is planned and deliberate. ... Second degree murder is defined as all other murder other than first degree murder. So, if you do not plan and you do not deliberate about it but you still intend to kill someone, that is second degree murder.

@@ErikS- It's one thing to watch the entire trial. It's another thing to be intelligent enough to put the pieces together and see the whole picture, which you clearly weren't.

Why does he need to show remorse on camera? Perhaps he has remorse but refuse to display it in the courtroom.

Kristie Tackett i think W his close set 👀 hes a booze 👶

@@NicoleKe Oh sure.

First degree murder is murder which is planned and deliberate. ... Second degree murder is defined as all other murder other than first degree murder. So, if you do not plan and you do not deliberate about it but you still intend to kill someone, that is second degree murder.

Stuart Butler I know, I just commented how she is patronizing him after the verdict. Sick sick woman to coddle him like that. She’s too involved where she probably believed he was innocent.

Apparently the jury thinks he basically just stood and watched while Wright committed the murder. Let's assume for a minute that is true. There's a video of him at a convenience store right after the time of the murder. He's laughing and joking with the cashier and clearly on a high. He's not horrified at what he just witnessed and has no problem with what he saw. He's totally fine with it. No conscience at all. This same video also shows he changed his clothes before and after the time of the murder. I hope the pros makes this video the centerpiece of her argument at sentencing to get him the max.

Life in prison without the posabiliy of parole will be a miseerablr

Well Rodgers didn’t think he was traveling across America for one day at the beach.

Silent/unspoken Juror politicking; state shafted us by making a deal with Wright...so we'll stick it to them too! Making a deal with the devil always has its draw back and thus the jury acts upon it. Seen it time and time again, all it takes is one pouting Juror to spoil the batch.

Yeah, the worst was as traumatised as the children were, they then had to be put with a random family, whilst BOTH sets of grandparents went for temp custody and were assessed. Obviously Sievers mother got refused, but how rotten they had to also suffer being torn from their home and loved ones! 💔🙏

Makes two of us.

David Haney thanks, I am aware of this but one day they were put up with the wrong date and just think for simpletons like me number order would be so much easier to follow.

Brianna CC don’t feel your reply or comment is appropriate. We are not all as tech savvy as you. What would have been helpful would have been assistance in how to access the playlist ( from a seventy year old ).

@@kevinmckeever6163 at the top of the page for L&C, there are tabs, one of them is playlists. You should find everything there. Hope this helps.

G V many thanks, I shall investigate this.

Wrong. Blame the law makers not the jury. Jurors have to follow whatever rules are in place. You obviously never served on a jury

@@jamesgentry13 Wrong. The block headed jury ignored the evidence of the fibre from Rodger's suit. And they ignored the testimony of TWO witnesses including Rodgers girlfriend.

tampajohn I miss that show

Jacque So do I. Have you watched any of the spinoff yet?

tampajohn not yet. Is it any good?

Jacque I haven’t. We’re recording it on DVR. We have some more shows to watch first. I did hear that they wanted Julianna to make several guests appearances on the show, but they said she asked for too much money. Even though it was industry standard. Oh and a little dirt I read yesterday. The reason why calinda left the show is because her and Alicia didn’t like each other in real life. I hadn’t a clue.

@@Raimond799 yep...so sad

He got life without parole!

yes,that is the victims father next to the Mother and sister

I'm not a lawyer at all, never mind a Harvard educated lawyer, but even I know he didn't have to swing the hammer to be guilty of murder. He was a willing participant in an operation whose purpose was to kill someone. That makes him as guilty as the guy who did swing the hammer.

That's funny. By the way Sleepy Joe, Joe is not sleepy at all. The evidence is clear. LOL

His lawyers are there to defend the system, to ensure he receives a fair trial and to ensure that the state proves its case consistent with the Constitution and the rules of evidence. Criminal defense lawyers despise the acts their clients are charged with, but they're not defending the acts. Everyone deserves a fair trial. Anything less is not constitutional justice. Better that 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man goes to prison.

@@320Scott I agree with everything you said, I just wouldn't want to be in his unrestrained proximity. He might do something dangerous like try to put out my eyes. I feel sorry for him, in that he was probably born with a predisposition for a lack of empathy and compassion. I'm glad there are those willing to represent him.

@@redwatch. Agree with all your points!

CC Orleans 2nd degree murder and trespassing

The defendant can go up during a sidebar if he wishes during the trial or he can listen through headphones.

@@carolnickell2611 ok I never knew that thank you

Ya I noticed how he appeared throughout the entire trial as if he WAS one of the attorneys! I think it was completely intentional too.

I'll add- That is a Defense strategy. If you followed this case, then you know that the Prosecution had a very strong case, and the Defense didn't really have anything. Therefore, what they try and do is present an image of their client to make it appear as if he would not be the type to commit a crime such as this. One way they do this is to try and make their client appear like he is one of the attorneys, including dressing like they do, and also taking notes during the testimony like the attorneys do. Having him go to the bench with the other lawyers helps fit that image. Also, it places him close to the person testifying against him, which is also a defense strategy- trying to make the witness look at or to be close to the accused to try and 'rattle' the witness some.

bev dowdy Florida allows the defendant at side bars

Because he wasn’t found guilty of first degree murder, that’s why; the jury found him guilty of a lesser charge. The death penalty was then off the table, hence the “celebration.”

I think you're right. There is no evidence tying him to the murder itself. No trace at all on his coverall. Him being happy and gullible on the way down, with his phone and taking pictures. Felony murder perhaps?

He looks slow wit

He might not be so lucky once he lands in prison!

MomentsInTrading if he gets 25 to life it basically means if and a very big if, he wanted to be considered for parole...he’d have to serve a minimum of 25 years first...very unlikely that he would get it...coming out in a box! Should have been convicted of first degree murder! Hopefully he got 25 to life.

Could it be possible that they did some premeditation during the long multi-state drive to the victim's home?

Terri Nagel No did not he hammered some women’s brains in that’s 1st degree murder!

Nice comment! From my novice analysis, the big question in this case is, was there enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt? There has been a lot of discussion that much of the evidence is circumstantial and based heavily on his bff’s testimony. I think perhaps the prosecution is going to go all out for 1st degree murder on the victim’s husband. But we’ll have to wait and see. Anyone who agrees to help kill someone with a hammer - of all things, needs to be in prison for the rest of their life. It’s just too heinous to accept anything less.

fran mellor 😂😂🤣

@@MoeWhiskey yassss

So the crazy left wing elites have taken over Australia as well.

He's never getting out of prison.

I think I heard Jan 9th

Patricia Knost 🤣🤣 don’t sound like a bad idea. Between trials (jurors) and politics. Gets one not understanding their reasoning.

Patricia Knost you made me lol.

Cartoons make more sense than this!

Lol🤣😂🤣😂

Yep...Tom & Jerry

No, they knew he did the killing, _or else how did he get found guilty of second degree murder, hmmm??_ He just wasn’t guilty of first degree murder, and I was actually surprised he was charged....he was literally a tagalong. He didn’t conspire to kill, bc that was between the other two. He didn’t have either of Sievers’ phone numbers, never called him or contacted him in any way. He couldn’t have even found the house without Wright. He also didn’t bring a weapon with him, and he didn’t steal anything, so that left trespassing. Anyway, the important point is, he’s never getting out of prison, so it doesn’t matter what the jury decided he was guilty of.

@@voraciousreader3341 He didnt bring a weapon, he didnt steal, he didnt call mark, etc etc, and now he will never accompany anyone to assasinate anyone. he knew what they were going to do.

What about the fibre from his jumpsuit found on Dr Siever's body? Why does everyone keep forgetting that?

No, rodgers didn’t bring a weapon into the house, he armed himself with something belonging there. He was not a conspirator, bc he didn’t even have Sievers’ phone number. He didn’t plan anything except for bringing the suits along, and even though he entered the house to kill Teresa Sievers, he wouldn’t have been able to even find the right house without Wright. When you compare his role with the other two, it should be very clear that he was guilty of second degree murder, not first degree, and when the jury followed the checklist, that’s what they found, as well. He didn’t steal anything, and he didn’t have the victim’s permission to be in the house, so he was trespassing. In my opinion, the jury got it right. The verdict is secondary to me, anyway....he’s in prison for life, that’s what matters!

@@voraciousreader3341 Without Rodgers, there would have been no anti contamination jumpsuits and gloves. HE brought those things along for the crime. THAT makes him part of the conspiracy.

For the misuse of a 🔨 hammer.

@@snowblo1 yass

@@franmellor9843 LOL

But for how long????

@@Patricia-kb5qv 12 yrs

His face definitely changed colors lol

Yeah..why ain't he laughing now..pos💩

No that was Zachary Davis who killed his mom with a sledgehammer

Donna Bell He hasn’t been sentenced yet.

@@anniemars I hope so

JusticeAA Ooops!! Wrong trial 🙈😂😂It’s Markeith Lloyd. I’ve been watching too many trials - been hooked on the Sabrina Limon trial...

@@NewsCrasher if you watched the trial, according to his former gf, the second hammer ended up somewhere by the river in missoura

@@alexprokhorov407 Find me the place where she says that.

Not yet

Hes done. Got death penalty