Jurors deliberated for just more than 30 minutes in...

Jurors deliberated for just more than 30 minutes in deciding to sentence Reginald W. Perkins, 47, to death for the robbery and strangulation of his 64-year-old stepmother. Visiting state District Judge C.C. "Kit" Cooke announced the verdict Perkins was convicted in the Dec. 4, 2000, robbery and strangulation of his stepmother, Gertie Mae Perkins.