The sentencing for Tex McIver will be held May 23.
McIver, a prominent Atlanta, attorney, was convicted Monday of felony murder and three lesser charges after the fatal September 2016 shooting of his wife, Diane, as they rode in their SUV.
The felony murder conviction carries a mandatory life sentence. The judge has the discretion to make McIver, 75, eligible for parole.
The jury found McIver guilty after hearing from 78 witnesses over a span of six weeks. He was acquitted of malice murder.
He is being held in the Fulton County Jail.
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