Drew Peterson Could Be Sentenced Today
Posted by wlpo on February 20, 2013
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – A hearing will resume to determine if Drew Peterson gets a new trial on charges he murdered his third wife.
Peterson’s lawyers are asking for a retrial on grounds that his lead attorney at the 2012 trial failed to adequately defend him. Will County Judge Edward Burmila heard a full day of testimony Tuesday before recessing without a ruling. The hearing resumes this morning.
The judge has said he’ll proceed straight to sentencing if he rejects the defense request for a retrial. The 59-year-old Peterson faces a maximum 60-year prison term for Kathleen Savio’s death.
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