MOBILE, Ala.(WPMI) A day after a man was convicted of strangling his mother, a judge handed down his sentence.A jury found Willie Vance guilty of murder Wednesday. Police say he confessed to first responders on the scene on the night his mother Gloria was killed.In court Thursday, Vance's family members pleaded with the judge for leniency, citing Vance's mental illness. They say it played a role in his mother's murder.A judge sentenced Vance to a 20 year split sentence. He will likely only serve three.Local 15's Darwin Singleton was in court for the sentencing. See his full report on Local 15 News at 5 and 6.
