People v. Peterson

¶ 1 Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Will County, defendant, Drew Peterson, was found guilty of the first degree murder of his third ex-wife, Kathleen Savio (Kathleen), and sentenced to 38 years' imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence.

2015 IL App (3d) 130157 , 400 Ill.Dec. 40 , 47 N.E.3d 1005 . We allowed defendant's petition for leave to appeal. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

¶ 2 BACKGROUND

¶ 3 The appellate court opinion contains a detailed recitation of the evidence adduced at trial ( id. ¶¶ 2-172 ), and defendant does not…