Catholic priest convicted of nun's 1980 murder

Prosecutors said the Rev. Gerald Robinson killed Sr. Margaret Ann Pahl because he was angry over his stalled career.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A jury convicted a Catholic priest Thursday of the 1980 slaying of a nun in a hospital chapel.

The panel deliberated six and a half hours before finding the Rev. Gerald Robinson guilty of one count of murder in the strangulation and stabbing of Sr. Margaret Ann Pahl.

Robinson, 68, was immediately sentenced to life in prison, cuffed and taken from the courtroom. He will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years of the sentence.