In Court: Michael Jennelle Sentencing

In court: Sentencing is scheduled at 9 a.m. in the case of Michael Jennelle, 53, of Palm Coast, who was found guilty on all charges of raping his granddaughter in a March trial. He faces mandatory life in prison. Jennelle was convicted on a capital felony, three life felonies and a second degree felony, all related to the alleged abuse of a girl–his granddaughter, whom he adopted as his daughter–from the time she was 7 to when she was about 10. The prosecution did not seek the death penalty. See: “As Trial Is Set for Man on Charges of Raping His Granddaughter, Judge Asks: “You Want To Put Her Through That?’” and “Michael Jennelle, 53, Guilty on All Charges of Raping Granddaughter; He Faces Life in Prison.”