last month, la ron rayford was sentenced to prison. could face life in prison, which is what the victim's family would like to see happen. >> we have to go to a graveyard to see him. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> we should mention that mee has pleaded not guilty. >> let's bring in abc's chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. we would not be talking about this had we not been talking about her from her hiccup case. how does it affect it in trial? >> the defense attorney has mentioned it in the course of this case. i think the defense is hoping that the jurors may feel sorry for her. there's been periods in court when she hiccupped for 20 minutes straight. it's not really going to be relevant directly to the case. no question, the defense is hoping that jurors feel bad for her. >> and no one is claiming she pulled the trigger. but facing murder charges. >> if she had the intent to commit the robbery. if she had no idea that anyone had a gun, but had intent with regard to the robbery and so