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\nA jury has returned a verdict in a high-profile murder case from four years ago in Madison County.<\/p>\n
\nA jury has returned a verdict in a high-profile murder case from four years ago in Madison County.<\/p>\n
Shannon Gilday was found guilty but mentally ill on all counts in the shooting death of Jordan Morgan during a violent home invasion in Madison County.<\/p>\n
The jury returned the verdict in a Shelby County courtroom where the trial was moved because of pretrial publicity. The jury got the case just before noon and returned the verdict about 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
It took more than a week to seat the jury, which heard a week\u2019s worth of evidence. Prosecutors maintained Gilday clearly knew what he was doing. Gilday\u2019s attorneys said he was not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n
Assistant attorneys general told the jury Morgan was shot more than 20 times and bled to death. They said Gilday shot her because he knew she would call 911.<\/p>\n
Defense attorneys tried to get the jury to believe that Gilday had no control over his actions. They said in his mind he needed to get inside the Morgans\u2019 bunker below their house to save he and his family from a nuclear attack. They never denied Gilday shot and killed Morgan.<\/p>\n
The crime happened in February 2022.<\/p>\n
The penalty phase of the trial will start next week. The judge excused the 12 jurors, six men and six women, until next Tuesday. The penalty phase could take several days with more testimony and other witnesses called to the stand.<\/p>\n
Morgan\u2019s family has said they want the death penalty. Capital punishment was eligible under the rules discussed by attorneys prior to the trial.
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