Sydney Powell’s lawyers argued temporary insanity at her trial for killing her mother, Brenda, in March.
Powell, then 19, claims to only have flashes of that day — hearing voices, crying and feeling the need to get away.
Prosecutors say Sydney stabbed her mother with a steak knife and hit her repeatedly with a cast-iron skillet. And a Summit County jury agreed, finding her guilty of murder and felonious assault.
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