Aaron Lawson, right, and Travis Herd listen to opening statements Tuesday in the first day of Lawson's trial at the Bradley County Justice Center. Lawson is accused in the April 2011 slayings of his daughter's grandparents.CLEVELAND, Tenn. - A jury took two hours late today to find Aaron Dean Lawson guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a handgun in the April 19, 2011, shooting deaths of his daughter's grandparents, Charles "Eddie" and Deborah Phillips.
Lawson's attorney argued against murder charges, saying that - at worst - his client should be convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
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