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Marissa Devault, shown in court on Friday, June 6, 2014, will spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole. (Source: CBS 5 News)Marissa Devault, the woman convicted of bludgeoning her husband to death with a hammer, will spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole.Judge Roland Steinle made the ruling Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court.Steinle ruling came after the victim family, children of the victim and defendant and attorneys for both sides addressed the court.A jury sentenced Devault to life in prison for the 2009 bludgeoning of Dale Harrell on April 30."Imposing the death penalty in any circumstance is difficult, and in this one the jurors apparently felt that a life sentence was appropriate," said Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery after the jury verdict April 30.The jury deliberated for seven days before finding Devault guilty.Jurors also found the offense was committed in an especially cruel manner, a sufficient aggravating factor for the imposition of a sentence Terrance West Womens Jersey of death. The penalty phase of the case began April 15 followed by deliberations April 22.If jurors had decided on a death sentence, she would have become the third woman to serve on Arizona death row.Prosecutors said Devault http://www.brownsofficialnflauthentic.com/authentic-christian-kirksey-jersey.html killed Harrell in a failed bid to collect brownsofficialnflauthentic.com/authentic-christian-kirksey-jersey.html on a life insurance policy to repay more than $300,000 in loans from her boyfriend.Devault claimed she killed Harrell in self defense and that Harrell had physically and sexually abused her in the past.UPDATEJudge: Devault to spend rest of natural life in prisonMore>>Sidebar: Marissa DevaultUpdated: Thursday, March 6 2014 5:52 PM EST2014 03 06 22:52:40 GMTTrial begins for Gilbert woman accused in hammer killing Trial begins for Arizona woman in hammer killing Gilbert woman awaiting murder trial suing jailMore >Trial begins for Gilbert woman accused www.brownsofficialnflauthentic.com/authentic-pierre-desir-jersey.html in hammer killing Trial begins for Arizona woman in hammer killing Gilbert woman awaiting murder trial suing jail SLIDESHOW: Arizona high profile casesMore >CBS 5 History Wallace LadmoCBS 5 History Wallace LadmoDurham mom says she didn't try to give away kids on CraigslistDurham mom says she didn't try to give away kids on CraigslistUpdated: Wednesday, July 23 2014 12:48 AM EDT2014 07 23 04:48:05 GMT