Judge Hampton later said that he gave the murderer a 30-year-sentence, rather than life imprisonment, because the victims were homosexual.
If the person being hunted is able to survive for 24 hours they are instead given life imprisonment rather than the death penalty.
About 4,300 were convicted, almost 1,000 sentenced to death, and hundreds given life imprisonment.
(typically applied on the second or third offense, and even then some are given life imprisonment)
Three other family members have been given life imprisonment.
Alkhawaja was given life imprisonment on 22 June 2011.
Because the jury could not agree on a death sentence, Turner was given life imprisonment.
On 24 September 2008, six people were awarded the death sentence, while two others were given life imprisonment.
Six people were sentenced to death, while two others were given life imprisonment.
One less, and the law would have required Sexton be given mandatory life imprisonment.