JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The resentencing trial for a man convicted in the 2005 murder of a Jacksonville couple went to a jury on Thursday, which agreed on a life sentence in prison for Alan Wade without the possibility of parole.
Wade was convicted of killing Reggie and Carol Summer. The couple was kidnapped, robbed and buried alive.
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The state attorney’s office said there was a split jury vote. For a death sentence, the decision had to be unanimous.
During Wade’s resentencing trial, his defense team admitted Wade committed a horrible crime but doesn’t deserve to die.
“While some crimes do deserve the death penalty, some defendants do not,” Wade’s attorney said
A sentencing date still has to be set, and there’s a status hearing scheduled Friday for a co-defendant, Michael Jackson, who is also getting a resentencing trial. A resentencing trial for a third co-defendant, Tiffany Cole, won’t happen until February.
Cole, Jackson and Wade all had their death penalty sentences thrown out because they weren’t unanimous jury recommendations.