A jury returned the verdict Wednesday in the trial of 24-year-old George Huguely V for the May 3, 2010, beating death of Yeardley Love, a 22-year-old suburban Baltimore woman who had a volatile relationship with the Chevy Chase, Md., defendant.

Huguely could be sentenced to five to 40 years on the guilty verdict, returned after nine hours of deliberations.

Prosecutors said Huguely killed Love in a drunken, jealous rage fueled by her relationship with a North Carolina lacrosse player.

Love was found battered, bleeding and bruised in the bedroom of her Charlottesville apartment.

The sentencing is underway. The prosecution called Love's mother and sister to testify on the stand. The defense did not call any witnesses.

Huguely's defense attorney is speaking to jurors now.