. >> in closing, tom clerk argued that while the state may have proved matt leili unlikable, it had notany of those basic journalism questions -- who, what, where, when, why, or how? >> in closing i said you've heard all of this evidence, the state still cannot answer any of these particular questions what does that tell you? it tells you they have fallen wol wo woefully short of proving matt's guilt. >> after three hours of deliberation, the jury announced it had reached a verdict. >> i'm going ask you if you would stand and read the verdict out loud. >> as to count one, we the jury find the defendant guilty of malice murder. >> though not a sound came from nique leili's family, their expression said it all. before passing sentence, the judge gave matt leili one last chance to have his say. mr. l >> mr. leili, is there anything you want to say? >> i didn't do it and i'll be filing an appeal. >> the judge asked matt leili to rise and receive his recommendation. >> i am going to follow the state's recommendation and have you sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. >> it was

. >> in closing, it was argued that while the state might have proved matt leili unlikable, it had not answered those basic journalism questions, who, what, where, why, and how. >> in closing, the state cannot answer any of these particular questions. what does that tell you? that tells you they have fallen woefully short of proving matt's guilt. >> after eight days of testimony, both sides of the family prepared for a long and anxious wait for a verdict. turns out, they didn't have to pace long. after three hours of deliberation, the jury announced it had reached a verdict. >> i'm going to ask you at this time if you would stand and read the verdictout loud. >> as to count one, the we the jury find the defendant guilty of malice murder. >> though not a sound came from nikki's families, their expressions said it all. >> thank you, sir. >> before passing sentence, the judge gave matt leili one last chance to have his say. >> mr. leili, is there anything you want to say? >> i didn't do it, and i'll be filing an appeal. >> with that, the judge asked matt leili to rise and receive his sent