I agree!I softened somewhat when I saw her testify.I no longer wished is was a death penalty case and that old sparky would be pulled out of storage.
Well, I didn't personally soften too much...she was in a position where she had every reason to show remorse whether it was heart felt or not...my guess is, based on her action before trial (when Mr. Biggs was in her garage particularly), that her remorse was all about her and how bad she knew she was going to be punished.
But I can see that display impacting jurors, and I believe it did.
Sounds like it reduced her mandatory time down from 40 years to 25 perhaps.