BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- The Latest on the murder trial of a Georgia man whose toddler son died in a hot car (all times local):
3:15 p.m.
A Georgia father has been found guilty of murder in the 2014 death of his toddler son who perished after being left in a hot car.
A jury reached its verdict Monday in the trial of Justin Ross Harris. The former Home Depot web developer's 22-month-old son, Cooper, died after Harris left the boy in his SUV while he was at work June 18, 2014.
Harris was charged with malice murder after investigators concluded he left his child to die on purpose. They also charged him with felony murder, which does not require proof of intent to kill. He was found guilty of both murder charges.
Defense attorneys said the boy's death was a tragic accident.
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9:30 a.m.
A jury has resumed deliberations in the murder trial of a Georgia man whose toddler son died after being left for hours in the back seat of a hot car.
Jurors returned Monday morning to the courthouse in coastal Brunswick to begin their fourth day of deliberations in the case of Justin Ross Harris. He is charged with malice murder and other crimes in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.
Prosecutors say Harris intentionally killed his son to escape from family responsibilities while he sought sexual affairs outside his marriage. Defense attorneys say Harris, who moved to Georgia from Alabama in 2012, loved his son and the boy's death was a tragic accident.
The jury deliberated Tuesday through Thursday last week without reaching a verdict.
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2:45 a.m.
Jury deliberations are entering their fourth day in the trial of a Georgia man charged with murder after his toddler son died in a hot car.
Jurors are scheduled to resume weighing evidence Monday morning in the case against Justin Ross Harris. The metro Atlanta web developer is charged with malice murder and other crimes in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.
Prosecutors used the month-long trial to make a case that Harris intentionally killed his son to escape from family responsibilities while he sought sexual affairs outside his marriage. Defense attorneys say Harris, who moved to Georgia from Alabama in 2012, loved his son and the boy's death was a tragic accident.
The jury deliberated Tuesday through Thursday last week without reaching a verdict.
