article_snippet: Prosecutors hadn't sought the death penalty, so Routh was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
article_snippet: Routh's attorneys said after the February 24 verdict Routh's attorneys would appeal.
article_snippet: Eddie Ray Routh, 27, is filing to appeal Eddie Ray Routh capital murder charge after Eddie Ray Routh was sentenced to life in jail .
article_snippet: J. Warren St. John, one of Routh's attorneys, said the notice of appeal was filed on Tuesday.
highlights_snippet: Eddie Ray Routh, 27, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for shooting dead 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle and Chris Kyle friend Chad Littlefield .
  