Family members and attorneys reacted to the third-degree murder conviction Wednesday of Stanley E. Kralik, 18, in the beating death of Corey M. Samuels, 24, of Coaldale on Jan. 20, 2014.

Kralik's co-defendant Oliver Trizarri, 23, of Reading, pleaded guilty on Feb. 19 to third degree murder and conspiracy.For Samuels' mother, Linda Fenstermaker, the verdict brought closure."When I heard first degree murder, and I heard not guilty, I thought it was going to be not guilty through the whole thing. But when I had to sit down and listen to third degree murder, and he was found guilty of all the other charges…The jury did their job, and I greatly appreciate it. I appreciate what everybody has done for us."I love my son. I miss him dearly," she said.As for Kralik and Trizarri, "They got what they deserve," she said.Defense attorney Claude A. Lord Shields was relieved that Kralik was convicted of lesser charges than first or second degree murder."The district attorney was going for first-degree murder, and (the jury) didn't buy that. The fact that (Kralik) was there had as much to do with why he was convicted as anything else," he said."There's a light at the end of the tunnel. It's not a light sentence, but we presented a pretty good presentation to the court at the juvenile hearing about him being amenable to rehabilitation, so we're going to bring that up in the sentencing phase," Shields said.Kralik's father, Glenn Kralik, was matter-of-fact about his son's fate, but still believes Trizarri was the mastermind."It is what it is. I have no clue as to what actually happened, I know Oliver (Trizarri) a little bit, and he's very troubled and very smart. He could have put everything together to make it look just the way he wanted it to. And that's what I think happened," he said.Deputy Assistant District Attorney Jennifer N. Lehman was pleased with the verdict."(Assistant District Attorney) Keith (D. Hoppes) and I respect the jury's verdict. We thought we had a first degree murder case, the jury felt it was third. We are relieved that they did see through Stanley's lies, and did convict him of killing with malice, so we are pleased with that result," she said.District Attorney Christine A. Holman praised the efforts of her staff."Justice has been served. We will obviously take a look at what's in store for sentencing, take a look at the charges for which he was found guilty, and prepare for a sentencing hearing," Holman said.