By . Associated Press Reporter . Murderer: Jason Mitchell, 25, became the second man convicted in the 2007 slaying of Redskins star Sean Taylor when he was sentenced to life in prison by a Miami-Dade judge on Tuesday . A Florida jury convicted a second man on Tuesday in connection with the 2007 murder of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary at his Miami-area home. A 12-person jury deliberated nearly four hours before finding Jason Mitchell, 25, guilty of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy swiftly imposed the mandatory life sentence for murder, plus 40 more years for the burglary conviction with no chance of parole. Although . trial testimony showed Mitchell did not fire the fatal shot, prosecutors . say he is equally responsible for the slaying under the law. Assistant . State Attorney Reid Rubin said Mitchell hatched the plot that . eventually involved five Fort Myers-area men after spending time at . Taylor's home near Miami, where he saw the player giving friends and . relatives thousands of dollars in cash. Rubin . said Mitchell initially tried and failed to burglarize the home alone . in mid-November 2007, returning with the group on Thanksgiving weekend . to finish the job. 'It . doesn't matter whether they planned to kill him (Taylor) or intended to . kill him, he died as a result of that burglary and they are all . responsible for it,' Rubin told the 12-person jury in closing arguments. 'At the center of it all was Jason Mitchell.' Mitchell . did not testify in his own defense but he did confess to police in a . sworn, videotaped statement. The man blamed for shooting Taylor, Eric . Rivera Jr., was convicted last year of second-degree murder and . sentenced to 57 years behind bars. Mitchell's lawyer, Robert Barrar, . said Mitchell should be held responsible only for burglary, not for . Rivera's actions. American success story gone wrong: Taylor was innocently sleeping with his girlfriend and their baby when he was killed in the bungled robbery attempt . Emotional: Sean Taylor's girlfriend, Jackie Garcia Haley, reacts during testimony at the murder trial of Eric Rivera in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in Miami late last year. She and her baby were in the room when Taylor was murdered . 'Sure . Jason Mitchell was there. But Eric Rivera did it on his own, on a . whim,' Barrar said. 'Jason Mitchell was not a part of any plan to kill . anybody.' Mitchell showed no emotion when the verdict was read. More to come: Two men, Charles Wardlow (pictured) and Timmy Brown, have yet to be tried . Taylor, . 24, was shot in the upper thigh after confronting the group of burglars . with a machete outside his bedroom door. The bullet severed Taylor's . femoral artery, causing him to quickly bleed to death. In the bedroom . when the shooting happened were Taylor's girlfriend and their infant . daughter. Police say the burglars thought Taylor would be out of town at a Redskins game, but he was home nursing a knee injury. Aside from . the confession, investigators found shoe prints at Taylor's house that . matched Mitchell's sneakers and had cell phone evidence showing that . Mitchell phoned another member of the group in the vicinity of the . slaying that night. Three . other men were charged in the case and two are awaiting trial. Venjah . Hunte, 25, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and . burglary charges in a deal that calls for a 29-year prison sentence. Taylor . was a Pro Bowl safety who had starred at the University of Miami. A . first-round Redskins draft pick in 2004, Taylor signed an $18 million . contract with the team and was becoming one of the NFL's top defensive . players when he was slain. 'He had everything to live for,' Rubin said. 'Sean Taylor was on top of the world.' Botched robbery: Eric Rivera Jr, was convicted of second degree murder in November in the slaying of Red Skins star Sean Taylor. Rivera was named as the suspected shooter .
Jason Mitchell, 25, was convicted of first-degree felony murder for his role in the bungled 2007 burglary .
In November, a jury convicted the shooter Eric Rivera, of second-degree murder and armed burglary in connection with the slaying .
Two men, Charles Wardlow and Timmy Brown, have yet to be tried .
By . Associated Press Reporter . Murderer: Jason Mitchell, 25, became the second man convicted in the 2007 slaying of Redskins star Sean Taylor when he was sentenced to life in prison by a Miami-Dade judge on Tuesday . A Florida jury convicted a second man on Tuesday in connection with the 2007 murder of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary at his Miami-area home. A 12-person jury deliberated nearly four hours before finding Jason Mitchell, 25, guilty of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy swiftly imposed the mandatory life sentence for murder, plus 40 more years for the burglary conviction with no chance of parole. Although . trial testimony showed Mitchell did not fire the fatal shot, prosecutors . say he is equally responsible for the slaying under the law. Assistant . State Attorney Reid Rubin said Mitchell hatched the plot that . eventually involved five Fort Myers-area men after spending time at . Taylor's home near Miami, where he saw the player giving friends and . relatives thousands of dollars in cash. Rubin . said Mitchell initially tried and failed to burglarize the home alone . in mid-November 2007, returning with the group on Thanksgiving weekend . to finish the job. 'It . doesn't matter whether they planned to kill him (Taylor) or intended to . kill him, he died as a result of that burglary and they are all . responsible for it,' Rubin told the 12-person jury in closing arguments. 'At the center of it all was Jason Mitchell.' Mitchell . did not testify in his own defense but he did confess to police in a . sworn, videotaped statement. The man blamed for shooting Taylor, Eric . Rivera Jr., was convicted last year of second-degree murder and . sentenced to 57 years behind bars. Mitchell's lawyer, Robert Barrar, . said Mitchell should be held responsible only for burglary, not for . Rivera's actions. American success story gone wrong: Taylor was innocently sleeping with his girlfriend and their baby when he was killed in the bungled robbery attempt . Emotional: Sean Taylor's girlfriend, Jackie Garcia Haley, reacts during testimony at the murder trial of Eric Rivera in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in Miami late last year. She and her baby were in the room when Taylor was murdered . 'Sure . Jason Mitchell was there. But Eric Rivera did it on his own, on a . whim,' Barrar said. 'Jason Mitchell was not a part of any plan to kill . anybody.' Mitchell showed no emotion when the verdict was read. More to come: Two men, Charles Wardlow (pictured) and Timmy Brown, have yet to be tried . Taylor, . 24, was shot in the upper thigh after confronting the group of burglars . with a machete outside his bedroom door. The bullet severed Taylor's . femoral artery, causing him to quickly bleed to death. In the bedroom . when the shooting happened were Taylor's girlfriend and their infant . daughter. Police say the burglars thought Taylor would be out of town at a Redskins game, but he was home nursing a knee injury. Aside from . the confession, investigators found shoe prints at Taylor's house that . matched Mitchell's sneakers and had cell phone evidence showing that . Mitchell phoned another member of the group in the vicinity of the . slaying that night. Three . other men were charged in the case and two are awaiting trial. Venjah . Hunte, 25, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and . burglary charges in a deal that calls for a 29-year prison sentence. Taylor . was a Pro Bowl safety who had starred at the University of Miami. A . first-round Redskins draft pick in 2004, Taylor signed an $18 million . contract with the team and was becoming one of the NFL's top defensive . players when he was slain. 'He had everything to live for,' Rubin said. 'Sean Taylor was on top of the world.' Botched robbery: Eric Rivera Jr, was convicted of second degree murder in November in the slaying of Red Skins star Sean Taylor. Rivera was named as the suspected shooter .
with the 2007 murder of Washington Redskins Jason Mitchell, 25, guilty of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary. Miami-Dade Circuit verdict was read. More to come: Two men, Charles Wardlow (pictured) and Timmy Brown, have yet to second-degree murder and . burglary charges in a Botched robbery: Eric Rivera Jr, was convicted of second degree murder in November in the slaying