On the stand , Byrom Jr. pinned the slaying on one of his friends , whom he said his mother had hired for $ 15,000 . Defense attorney `` grateful '' for decision , applauds `` just and fair result '' in case . Michelle Byrom was sentenced to death for the 1999 slaying of her husband in Iuka , Mississippi . She is currently serving a life sentence without parole. Defense says it wants to explore Byrom 's son 's confession to court-appointed psychologist .
Defense attorney `` grateful '' for decision , applauds `` just and fair result '' in case . Michelle Byrom was sentenced to death for the 1999 slaying of her husband in Iuka , Mississippi . She is currently serving a life sentence without parole. Defense says it wants to explore Byrom 's son 's confession to court-appointed psychologist .