Hemy Neuman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday after being convicted of malice murder in the 2010 shooting death of Rusty Sneiderman.
Neuman, who also received a five year sentence for a weapons charge, chose not to make a statement during the sentencing hearing.
WATCH | Jury finds Hemy Neuman guilty
Steven Sneiderman, the victim's brother, urged the judge to impose the life sentence. In an emotional statement, he said that his brother's children had already lived longer without their father than with their father, and that the ongoing legal process had delayed his parents' grieving. Steve Sneiderman said that the internet lives forever, and whenever people search for his brother's name, they will learn of his death rather than the things he did during his life.
A defense attorney argued that Neuman was mentally ill, and was deeply sorry for his actions. She asked the judge to sentence Neuman to life in prison but with the possibility of parole.
The jury, which was made up of eight women and four men, deliberated for just three and a half hours. The guilty verdict means Neuman will become a general population inmate in a state prison. He'll have available mental health treatment no different from other inmates. For the last four years, Neuman has served his sentence in a hospital prison in Augusta.
The 57-year-old Neuman admitted to killing Sneiderman, the husband of Neuman's alleged lover, Andrea, outside of a daycare center in Dunwoody back in November of 2010. Andrea Sneiderman didn't testify in the re-trial. Her awkward testimony in the first trial became a flashpoint.
Photos | Hemy Neuman found guilty of murder
PHOTOS | Hemy Neuman found guilty of malice murder
Neuman's public defenders say they plan to appeal the verdict.
"He has absolutely nothing to lose, he has a right to an appeal and he's going to exercise that," 11Alive legal analyst Philip Holloway said.
Holloway predicts a new team of lawyers will take over the case and Neuman will spend more time in the courtroom. Those lawyers will look for any errors made by the current defense team and the court.
"Every single ruling that the court made that the defense objected to is potentially an issue for appeals," Holloway said.
Holloway said the case could behind state courts and all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In the first murder trial, Neuman was found guilty but mentally ill. He was sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole before the decision was overturned.
