Elizabeth Smart Verdict: Jury Finds Brian David Mitchell Guilty

SALT LAKE CITY (CBS/AP) The federal jury in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case returned guilty verdicts on both counts against street preacher Brian David Mitchell: kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines for the purposes of illegal sex.

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The jury rejected the defense's insanity claims less than 12 hours after beginning deliberations.

Mitchell faces a possible sentence of life in prison.

The jury started deliberating just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday and deliberated for a little over three hours before adjourning for the night. Court officials  announced jurors had reached their verdict just after 10:30 a.m. Friday. 

The facts of the case were undisputed - even Mitchell's attorneys say there's no question he kidnapped Smart and raped her almost daily until she was found nine months later, walking a suburban street with Mitchell and his now-estranged wife.

At issue was whether Mitchell could be held legally responsible for his crimes.

Defense attorneys argued that Mitchell suffers from a delusional disorder that prevents him from realizing right from wrong.

Prosecutors  painted an altogether different picture of an anti-social psychopath who used the illusion of mental illness and religious fervor to get people to do what he wanted and to manipulate others' perception of him.