DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — A Decatur chiropractor was given his sentence after a jury found him guilty of attempted murder in June.

Brian Mann, a Decatur chiropractor, appeared in court Wednesday. He was sentenced to life in prison.

News 19's Kayla Smith was in the courtroom to report on details.

Morgan County Circuit Court Judge Charles Elliot said he has seen a lot over the course of his career, but he has never watched a defendant snickering during the state's closing argument before. During the sentencing, Elliot said he did not know whether to call Mann's attitude flippant, but when he looks back at his note, he finds Mann's treatment of his wife while her health deteriorated "jarring."

Elliot said Mann's actions had given him the opportunity to feel like his job as a Morgan County ci

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