The Millers were tried at the same time because each was charged with the same offense in similarly worded documents.
The shooting culminated a Saturday morning argument over a mattress. A video taken at the scene drew nationwide interest.
Johnnie Miller is eligible for parole after he serves half his sentence, or seven years. He will be given credit for jail time already served, but that, prosecutors said, was only a few months. The Millers posted bond in April 2019.
The defense said it already has begun the appeal process. The jury rejected its argument the Millers acted in self-defense.
“It’s a tragedy,” Joiner said of the murder almost 4½ years ago, upon leaving the courtroom.
“This case from Day 1, from Sept. 1, 2018, was a tragedy. It affects everybody attached.”
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