The sentencing phase of Windsor’s trial will begin today after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder for the death of his former girlfriend, Stephany Jo White.  She was found dead in the back of her Ford Taurus on Aug. 20, 2005.

Windsor faces two potential outcomes, either life in prison or the death penalty.

“We feel justice has been served,” White said of the guilty verdict.  “It’s in God’s hands now.”

Thursday morning began with Defense Attorney Jim Glover and Assistant District Attorney Sean McGinnis arguing whether or not White’s death was agonizing.

According to the autopsy report, White died of suffocation caused by Windsor putting a plastic bag over her head and duct taping it around her neck.

Glover argued that it wasn’t a prolonged death, that White died within about 30 seconds.  The state attorneys disagreed.

“For 30 seconds she knew what was going on,” McGinnis said.

He said a gunshot to the head or a slit throat would have been less agonizing that what Windsor did.

Today, James White and his daughter-in-law, Rachel White, are expected to give victim impact statements before the jury telling them how the death of Stephany Jo White has impacted their lives.

The statement was originally supposed to be given on Thursday.  Judge James Morgan allowed assistant district attorneys Sean McGinnis and Chris Cordes to postpone the reading until Friday, so they can confer with the Attorney General’s office on matters regarding the impact statements.

The sentencing phase is expected to last into next week as both sets of attorneys present their cases before the judge and jury.

Proceedings were also delayed about 45 minutes by Windsor who refused to dress in a suit and tie for court, the district attorneys told the White family.  Instead, Windsor wanted to wear his prison uniform, but he eventually conceded and appeared in court wearing a green knit shirt and slacks.

The trial continues at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.