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'Hiccup girl' weeps in court as she's found guilty of first-degree murder after jury deliberates for just four hours
Jennifer Mee, 22, has been found guilty in the 2010 murder of Shannon Griffin
She gained notoriety at 15 when she got hiccups for FIVE straight weeks
Court hears: 'I didn't kill nobody. I set everything up. It all went wrong mom'
Mee's co-defendant Laron Raiford was sentenced to life in prison in August
September 21, 2013
A Florida woman who became famous for her uncontrollable hiccupping has been found guilty of first-degree murder.
A Pinellas County jury deliberated four hours Friday night before delivering the guilty verdict against 22-year-old Jennifer Mee.
Mee wept in the courtroom as the verdict was read.
Mee, 22, lured Wall-Mart worker Shannon Griffin to an abandoned home under the pretense of selling him marijuana in October of 2010. Once there, two of Mee's friends robbed him at gunpoint - but the victim struggled and was shot four times.
Mee, who found international fame in 2007 after developing a case of hiccups that lasted for five straight weeks, was charged with first-degree murder despite not pulling the trigger. She denies the charge.
Under Florida law, someone who participates in a robbery that leads to a death can still be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Earlier this week, the court heard a recording of the phone conversation she had with her mother hours after her arrest.
'I didn't kill nobody,' Mee said. '…I set everything up. It all went wrong, Mom. It [expletive] just went downhill after everything happened, Mom.'
On Wednesday, Mee's attorney told the court her client was a schizophrenic. The judge then ordered Mee to undergo psychological evaluation. It was later determined Mee is competent to stand trial.
Assistant State Attorney Christopher LaBruzzo admitted Mee wasn't the one who aimed the gun at Shannon Griffin in his opening address, but he said she was still guilty of first-de