(AP) — A 24-year-old man accused of breaking into a home to rob and killing another man he found inside has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Endre Turner was convicted Friday of first-degree murder and a weapons count in the 2011 death of 21-year-old Richard Harrison. Police say Harrison’s mother discovered his bloody body in a closet on Sept. 29.

Prosecutors said during Turner’s trial that he killed Harrison to keep Harrison from being able to identify him to police.

In an unusual move, Douglas County District Judge James Gleason immediately sentenced Turner to life following the verdict. Life without parole is mandatory for first-degree murder, if the death penalty is not imposed.