article_snippet: Spears showed little emotion as the jury returned a guilty verdict.
article_snippet: The woman defense team said The woman was in shock .
article_snippet: According to multipple reports, the defendant showed little emotion as the guilty verdict was announced, but Assistant District Attorney Patricia Murphy attorney later said her attorney client was shocked by the outcome of the trial and plans to appeal the conviction.
article_snippet: But defense lawyer Stephen Riebling said there was no 'direct evidence' of a crime and drew out from witnesses that Spears seemed devastated by Spears son's death.
article_snippet: Conflicting versions: The defense insisted that Spears, pictured here February 3 weeping in court, seemed devastated by her son's death .
highlights_snippet: The woman's lawyers said in court there was no 'direct evidence' of a crime .