The dramatic trial of Donna Adelson reached its climax on Thursday when the 75-year-old Florida grandmother was convicted of masterminding the m*rder-for-hire k*lling of her ex-son-in-law, Dan Markel, back in 2014.

As the verdict was read, Adelson erupted in sobs and exclaimed inside a Tallahassee courtroom.

The emotional outburst was so notable that Judge Stephen Everett ordered the jury to leave while Adelson was given time to compose herself.

The judge reprimanded the matriarch for her emotional outburst

After Florida Second Judicial Circuit Judge Stephen Everett read the jury’s verdict in the high-profile case, Adelson shouted, “Oh my God!”

Video footage from the hearing showed Adelson repeatedly lowering her head in her hands and crying uncontrollably.

“Mrs. Adelson, control you

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