Tex McIver to be sentenced in wife's murder

Tex McIver will be back in Fulton County court today.

The Atlanta attorney faces life in prison after being convicted last month of felony murder in the 2016 shooting death of his wife, Diane.

His sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Channel 2 Action News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provided gavel-to-gave coverage of the trial and will be in the courtroom today as McIver learns his fate.

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About the Author

Christian Boone

A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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