White was acquitted of the first degree murder charge on May 21, 1979, but found guilty of voluntary manslaughter of both victims, and he was sentenced to serve seven and two-thirds years.
White foi declarado inocente dos asasinatos o 21 de maio de 1979, pero culpable de homicidio sen premeditación das dúas vítimas e sentenciado a sete anos e dous terzos.