Jurors on Thursday took less than 30 minutes to convict Barnhill in the slaying of Melissa Kesinger Barnhill at her home in Nacogdoches.
Police say the 38-year-old woman was preparing dinner for her two children when she was shot through a kitchen window. She died of a gunshot wound to the neck.
Police say the Barnhills had separated and were divorcing. Barnhill, who confessed to the killing, was arrested March 16 in the Eagle Pass area.
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