MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Thursday marks day four of the penalty phase in the trial of a man convicted for his role in killing seven people.
On Wednesday, August 28, a jury found Frederic Rogers guilty of three counts of capital murder after seven days of testimony, arguments and four hours of jury deliberation over two days.
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The State of Alabama is seeking the death penalty against Rogers, which is what the jury will now decide in this phase of the trial.
Rogers’s defense said at the trial opening he was guilty, but they hope to spare his life.
The penalty phase is almost a mini-trial, in which jurors will hear from character witnesses as the defense will argue Rogers should be given life in prison without the possibility of parole.
News 19 Reporter Kayla Smith is in the courtroom today bringing live updates on the trial.
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