Posted on 02/07/2022 1:51:34 AM PST by nickcarraway
A judge is scheduled Monday to consider former Chicago-area police sergeant Drew Peterson's motion to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife.
Officials have said Peterson will not attend the hearing and it is not known if Will County Judge Edward Burmila will make an immediate decision on the motion. The judge has appointed an attorney and an investigator to assist Peterson and experts have said that such an investigation could take months to complete.
Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2004 killing of Kathleen Savio and sentenced to 38 years in prison. He has since filed multiple appeals that have been rejected. He filed his latest motion last fall and Burmila determined that the former Bolingbrook police officer had presented a “gist of a constitutional” claim and scheduled a hearing.
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Every SOB and his brother is getting out of prison so why not this SOB?
I find it astounding how often guys in this country convicted of serious crimes somehow failed to get a fair trial.
where any asks = where Andy asks
If he'd tried to flee at low speed in a white Bronco, he'd be running his own 'blog now.
Has Greta Sustren heard about this?
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