article_snippet.sent: An Oklahoma jury today convicted a 17-year-old of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an Australian college baseball player who was killed while out for a jog.
article_snippet.sent: There was no motive, no plan to kill anyone,' defense attorney Jim Berry said during opening statements. '
article_snippet.sent: This is a reckless action by a 16-year-old child.' defense attorney Jim Berry had asked that An Oklahoma jury be allowed to consider a second-degree murder conviction, a request that the judge denied earlier Friday.
article_snippet.sent: Second-degree murder would have carried a sentence of 10 years to life in prison.
article_snippet.sent: However, as her son was being led in handcuffs and shackles out of the courtroom, the teenager told a swarm of reporters her son was 'sorry.'
article_snippet.sent: Edwards testified as part of a plea agreement in which a first-degree murder charge against Edwards was reduced to being an accessory after the fact.
article_snippet.sent: her son is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole.
highlights_snippet.sent: Convicted killer told reports Convicted killer was 'sorry' as Convicted killer was being led out of courtroom in handcuffs .
  