NEW : A defense attorney says he feels jurors will decide `` death is not the appropriate penalty '' Popovich was convicted of killing five Cuyahoga County -area women 4 to 5 days . He has been classified as a `` sexually violent predator '' The defense is expected to take between 2007 and 2009 for its part of the sentencing phase .
NEW : A defense attorney says he feels jurors will decide `` death is not the appropriate penalty '' Anthony Sowell was convicted of killing 11 Cleveland-area women between 2007 and 2009 . He has been classified as a `` sexually violent predator '' The defense is expected to take 4 to 5 days for its part of the sentencing phase .