Reply #8: UPDATE: Makeup gone, sentenced to life.

[flvegan]

NEW PORT RICHEY — Neo-Nazi John Ditullio walked into court Thursday with his tattoos in plain sight: the large swastika and the words "f--- you" on his neck, the barbed wire running down the side of his face.

A court-approved makeup artist had covered the tattoos during Ditullio's murder trial, but after he was convicted Wednesday night, Ditullio decided to show his full face to the jury.

The 12-member jury had returned for the penalty phase, to hear more testimony and recommend either life in prison or the death penalty. They deliberated about 30 minutes before picking life. Circuit Judge Michael Andrews, who had the final say, followed their recommendation.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/article1140326.ece