henry smith had already can convicted in the 2011 killing of police officer james capoot.s us from the courthouse. sergio? >> reporter: and he did not face the death penalty because of some difficulties with the jury during the sentencing phase of

henry smith had already can convicted in the 2011 killing of police officer james capoot. today he could have been facing the death penalty. abc 7 news reporter joins us from the courthouse. sergio? >> reporter: and he did not face the death penalty because of some difficulties with the jury during the sentencing phase of this trial. one of the members of the jury got sick and another one was about to leave the county. so the district attorney's office worked with capoot family and they decided to go ahead and accept the sentence that was handed down today. this sentencing hearing has been a long time in coming. next week will be the four-year anniversary of officer jim capoot's murder. his family and fellow police officers came together for a moment of silence moments before heading into the courthouse. >> i'm thankful that all of you guys are here for jennifer and her three daughters. >> reporter: video cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but in this series of pictures, you can see henry entering. he remained stoic during the reading of an angry statement from the

> a fairfield courtroom was packed with family, friends, and officers who knew and worked with james capoot, the officer killed during a chase. sergio quintana was in the courtroom. >> officer jim capoot shot in the back. the man he was pursuing just robbed a bank and bought a mask for the crime he was a hollywood quality mask that looked like something maybe like on "mission impossible". >> this sentencing hearing is a welcome end to the trial for the family. they were joined by fellow officers for a mement of silence before heading into the courtroom. >> i'm thankful all of you are here for jennifer and her three daughters. >> reporter: in this picture, you can see henry smith remains stoic as capoot's son-in-law read a family statement. it is disgusting his life was taken by you. you resorted to robbing a bank and shooting a person in the back to make sure money. >> he didn't have to be murder that had day. the defendant was fleeing. it was his car, all of the money was inside of the car. the dna was in the car. he wasn't going to get away. >> officers from several agencies were at the h

> a fairfield courtroom was packed with family, friends, and officers who knew and worked with james capoote officer killed during a chase. sergio quintana was in the courtroom. >> officer jim capoot shot in the back. the man he was pursuing just robbed a bank and bought a mask for the crime he was a hollywood quality mask that looked like something maybe like on "mission impossible". >> this sentencing hearing is a welcome end to the trial for the family. they were joined by fellow officers for a mement of silence before heading into the courtroom. >> i'm thankful all of you are here for jennifer and her three daughters. >> reporter: in this picture, you can see henry smith remains stoic as capoot's son-in-law read a family statement. it is disgusting his life was taken by you. you resorted to robbing a bank and shooting a person in the back to make sure money. >> he didn't have to be murder that had day. the defendant was fleeing. it was his car, all of the money was inside of the car. the dna was in the car. he wasn't going to get away. >> officers from several agencies were at the heari