MOBILE, Alabama – A week-long trial came to an end Friday morning as Trayon Washington and Pat Brown were both found guilty of murder in the 2012 death of Wendy Fisher, a mother of two.

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Day Two:

Testimony begins

Hours of interview footage and a crack-for-car trade

Prosecution and defense rest their cases and jury begins deliberations

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The jury took about four hours over two days to render its verdict in the case which chronicled a drive-by slaying in July that polarized Mobile due to its randomness and the fact that Fisher was shot in front her home only feet from her teenage daughter and boyfriend.

Washington and Brown, half-brothers, face the possibility of life in prison, and are scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 27 in front of Circuit Court Judge Michael Youngpeter.

The five-day trial included moving eyewitness testimony from Fisher’s daughter, Madelynn North, and boyfriend Rob Russo, the latter of which identified Washington as the shooter from the first moment police showed him a photo lineup.

After the verdict, North said testifying was one of the hardest things she’s ever had to do.

“It was pretty difficult,” North said. “I didn’t know if I was going to be able to actually get up there and look them in the face.

“But I did it, and I’m glad I did.”

Defense attorneys Jason Darley and Art Powell chose not to present a defense on Thursday when the prosecution rested, but both men ardently challenged its witnesses, who included the two men allegedly sitting in the backseat of the car Brown was driving.

According to testimony, Fisher and her family were outside their home on Racine Drive in west Mobile when she went to the road to keep her dogs out of the roadway as Brown, Washington and two other men passed in a Nissan Altima. Fisher yelled at the men to slow down, and after Brown stopped the car while having a verbal altercation with her, Washington got out and shot her in the chest.

Darley continued to maintain his client, Pat Brown’s, innocence after the verdict was read, saying there were still motions to be considered, and there’s always the option of appeal. And even he was quick to recognize the quality of his opponent, Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Wright.

At times the trial had the feel of a heavyweight fight, with Wright trading blows with Darley and Powell – who represented Trayon Washington and gave a passionate and lengthy closing argument on Thursday.

"This is the kind of day that makes you love your job and love what you do,” Wright said. “Wendy Fisher deserved justice, and we got that today.”

Washington’s mother, Charlene Washington, disagreed and maintained her son’s innocence even as she prepared to see him post-conviction.

“I know my son is not the killer, the killer is still out there,” she said. “God will not fail me.

I’m going to tell my son that I’m sorry but to keep praying, that the truth will come out some day.”