TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Donna Adelson is expected to be sentenced at 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

The South Florida grandmother’s sentencing comes after she was found guilty last month of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation in the 2014 murder for hire of her former son-in-law and Florida State University professor Dan Markel.

Donna Adelson faces a mandatory life sentence for the first-degree murder conviction.

Prosecutor Georgia Cappleman said the Markel family, who lives in Canada, will be appearing via Zoom. Markel’s parents, Ruth and Phil, both addressed the court in person just minutes after the guilty verdict was announced back on September 4.

Defense attorney Jackie Fulford says Donna Adelson “will likely make a statement”

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