JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A hearing is set to resume that will determine if former suburban Chicago police officer 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 Wednesday.
Lead state prosecutor James Glasgow told reporters Tuesday he expects a ruling Wednesday.
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.
He's also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson.
