For many reasons — some rather personal — I'm glad to see the Joseph Edward Duncan III sentencing reach its conclusion.

Here's a second-day roundup on the story, starting with Associated Press video coverage of the sentencing:

A few links:

• Click here for the Associated Press story.

• Click here for comprehensive live blogging from Betsy Russell of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.

• Click here for my Wednesday afternoon blog about the sentence. As a prospective juror in this sentencing process, I'm not sure how the interests of justice are served by exposing jurors to Duncan's depraved brutality — and asking jurors to make a life-or-death judgment like this.