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Cool reflection. the defense told the jury sudden passion gripped francis when she spotted bill and bonnie on the road. >> she sees this woman who has not let up and tried to ruin her life for the last month. >> the stakes were enormous. a finding of sudden passion could drastically reduce francis's sentence from possible life in prison to a maximum of 20 years and a minimum of just two. relatives of francis and bill hall begged the jury to be lenient. >> if there is any way that you can find in your heart to give her a lighter sentence, i'm begging you. >> and that for the first time the jury...

Life behind bars. >> yes, i was. i didn't want to be there. i wanted to go home to bill. i was like, i can't do this. >> but things weren't over yet for frances. there was still a second phase of trial -- sentencing. texas law allows the defendant to be sentenced by either the judge or the jury. frances chose the jury, the same one that found her guilty. four days after the verdict, the players returned to the courtroom for the final act of this real-life soap opera. the defense believed it had found a secret weapon in the texas criminal code. >> we said, this caveat, this was written for fran...

Frances herself did not seem prepared for. you were found guilty. and you were facing possibly life behind bars. >> yes, i was. i didn't want to be there. i wanted to go home to bill. i was like, i can't do this. >> reporter: but things weren't over yet for frances. there was still a second phase of trial -- sentencing. texas law allows the defendant to be sentenced by either the judge or the jury. frances chose the jury, the same one that found her guilty. four days after the verdict, the players returned to the courtroom for the final act of this real-life soap opera. the defense believed it...

Life behind bars. >> yes, i was. i didn't want to be there. i wanted to go home to bill. i was like, i can't do this. >> reporter: but things weren't over yet for frances. there was still a second phase of tal -- sentencing. telaw allows the defendant to be sentenced by eithee judge or the jury. frances chose the jury, the same one that found her guilty. four days after the verdict, the players returned to the courtroom for the final act of this real-life soap opera. the defense believed it had found a secret weapon in the texas criminal code. >> we said, this caveat, this was written for fran...

An ordinary person incapable of cool reflection. the defense told the jury, sudden passion gripped frances when she spotted bill and bonnie on the road. >> she sees this woman who has not let up and tried to ruin her life for the last month. >> reporter: the stakes were enormous. a finding of sudden passion could drastically reduce frances' sentence, from possible life in prison to a maximum of 20 years and a minimum of just 2. relatives of frances and bill hall begged the jury to be lenient. >> if there's any way that you can find in your heart to give her a lighter sentence, i'm begging you....