LEE COUNTY, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida man convicted in the murder of his wife is due back in court in his fight to have his conviction and death sentence overturned.

In 2019, Mark Sievers was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. Her body was found in the family’s Bonita Springs home in June 2015. She had been beaten to death with a hammer.

Mark Sievers reacts the jury’s verdict. (Court TV)

Court TV’s Trial Archives | FL v. Mark Sievers: Hammer Killing Murder Trial

Prosecutors argued Mark enlisted the help of longtime friend Curtis Wright and hitman Jimmy Rodgers to kill Teresa. Prosecutors argued Mark planned his wife’s murder for life insurance money and custody of their two daughters, enlisting the help of longtime friend Curtis Wri

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