JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A Jacksonville jury needed just 20 minutes to convict a former high school teacher in the death of his 4-year-old daughter.
The verdict handed down Wednesday means 32-year-old John Ross Norfleet will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the January 2015 death of Jada Norfleet.
Prosecutors say Norfleet and the girl's step-mother, 34-year-old Shavonn Chanyell Norfleet, disciplined the child by hitting her with a piece of lumber.
John Norfleet was convicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a small child and aggravated child abuse.
The Florida Times-Union reports Shayvonn Norfleet is scheduled for trial Thursday on the same charges.
Norfleet lost his teaching job after his arrest.
John Norfleet was convicted of his daughter's death. His wife goes on trial TODAY- https://t.co/FPJXLnIqTA pic.twitter.com/bj1W0kPAs8
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