Judge has gone back to speak to the jury then she will return and "proceed with sentencing."
GUILTY GA - Richard Vinson Merritt, 44, attorney, arrested for mom's murder, DeKalb Co., 5 Feb 2019
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BREAKING: Jury deliberations just began at 1:40pm ET in GA v. #RichardMerritt, the disbarred attorney accused of killing his mother and going on the run.
GREEN LIGHT is on in #RichardMerritt courtroom. We're unsure if that's a signal for a verdict or a jury question. Stand by.
We believe the jury has indicated they want to take a break.
Now officers have arrived. That usually signals verdict but no verification yet.
#BREAKING: A jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Richard Merritt — the disgraced Georgia attorney accused of killing his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt, on the day he was supposed to report to prison for financial crimes.
ONE HOUR - The jury only needed ONE HOUR to reach a verdict in GA v. #RichardMerritt
GUILTY on all charges for #RichardMerritt in the murder of his 77-year-old mother.
The defendant dropped his head and rubbed his eyes.
Judge has gone back to speak to the jury then she will return and "proceed with sentencing."
GREEN LIGHT is on in #RichardMerritt courtroom. We're unsure if that's a signal for a verdict or a jury question. Stand by.
We believe the jury has indicated they want to take a break.
Now officers have arrived. That usually signals verdict but no verification yet.
#BREAKING: A jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Richard Merritt — the disgraced Georgia attorney accused of killing his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt, on the day he was supposed to report to prison for financial crimes.
ONE HOUR - The jury only needed ONE HOUR to reach a verdict in GA v. #RichardMerritt
GUILTY on all charges for #RichardMerritt in the murder of his 77-year-old mother.
The defendant dropped his head and rubbed his eyes.
Judge has gone back to speak to the jury then she will return and "proceed with sentencing."
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That was the best read verdict I've ever heard. He has an awesome voice
#BREAKING: After less than 1 hour, the jury in Georgia found #RichardMerritt GUILTY on all counts for the brutal murder of his 77-year-old mother Shirley Merritt.
A Georgia jury quickly convicted fugitive lawyer #RichardMerritt for murdering his mother, 77-year-old #ShirleyMerritt, on the day he was set to report for prison for financial crimes in 2019.
Sentenced to life w/o parole plus 5 years. Credit for time served.
Convicted killer #RichardMerritt speaks at his sentencing: I was raised right by two very good people... I had a beautiful family that I lost. I blew it. I fell victim to the green drug "money" and led to bad behavior and bad choices. (He did not admit to the murder)
SENTENCE: Richard Merritt is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt. His attorney filed a motion to have him transferred to prison as soon as possible.
SENTENCE: Richard Merritt is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt. His attorney filed a motion to have him transferred to prison as soon as possible.
Convicted of killing the person that gave him life. 
Doppelgänger to Robert Fisher and in a few years to John List. moo
Doppelgänger to Robert Fisher and in a few years to John List. moo
BREAKING: Jury deliberations just began at 1:40pm ET in GA v. #RichardMerritt, the disbarred attorney accused of killing his mother and going on the run.
GREEN LIGHT is on in #RichardMerritt courtroom. We're unsure if that's a signal for a verdict or a jury question. Stand by.
We believe the jury has indicated they want to take a break.
Now officers have arrived. That usually signals verdict but no verification yet.
#BREAKING: A jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Richard Merritt — the disgraced Georgia attorney accused of killing his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt, on the day he was supposed to report to prison for financial crimes.
ONE HOUR - The jury only needed ONE HOUR to reach a verdict in GA v. #RichardMerritt
GUILTY on all charges for #RichardMerritt in the murder of his 77-year-old mother.
The defendant dropped his head and rubbed his eyes.
Judge has gone back to speak to the jury then she will return and "proceed with sentencing."
Convicted killer #RichardMerritt speaks at his sentencing: I was raised right by two very good people... I had a beautiful family that I lost. I blew it. I fell victim to the green drug "money" and led to bad behavior and bad choices. (He did not admit to the murder)
SENTENCE: Richard Merritt is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt. His attorney filed a motion to have him transferred to prison as soon as possible.
#RichardMerritt
Merritt's words were very intentional. He had already pleaded guilty to the financial crimes, that's what led to his wife leaving him, etc... He regrets that, talking about the drug "green money". But he did not express regret or admit to killing his mother.
https://twitter.com/cathyrusson
GREEN LIGHT is on in #RichardMerritt courtroom. We're unsure if that's a signal for a verdict or a jury question. Stand by.
We believe the jury has indicated they want to take a break.
Now officers have arrived. That usually signals verdict but no verification yet.
#BREAKING: A jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Richard Merritt — the disgraced Georgia attorney accused of killing his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt, on the day he was supposed to report to prison for financial crimes.
ONE HOUR - The jury only needed ONE HOUR to reach a verdict in GA v. #RichardMerritt
GUILTY on all charges for #RichardMerritt in the murder of his 77-year-old mother.
The defendant dropped his head and rubbed his eyes.
Judge has gone back to speak to the jury then she will return and "proceed with sentencing."
Convicted killer #RichardMerritt speaks at his sentencing: I was raised right by two very good people... I had a beautiful family that I lost. I blew it. I fell victim to the green drug "money" and led to bad behavior and bad choices. (He did not admit to the murder)
SENTENCE: Richard Merritt is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Merritt. His attorney filed a motion to have him transferred to prison as soon as possible.
#RichardMerritt
Merritt's words were very intentional. He had already pleaded guilty to the financial crimes, that's what led to his wife leaving him, etc... He regrets that, talking about the drug "green money". But he did not express regret or admit to killing his mother.
https://twitter.com/cathyrusson
Merritt's words were very intentional. He had already pleaded guilty to the financial crimes, that's what led to his wife leaving him, etc... He regrets that, talking about the drug "green money". But he did not express regret or admit to killing his mother.
"I think it was surprising," prosecutor Helen Pott said about convicted killer #RichardMerritt's story of how his mother, #ShirleyMerritt, was stabbed and bludgeoned to death by two armed men, who came into her home.
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