Politics & Government

Poll: Should Drew Peterson Be Let of Out Prison?

Peterson is being held on a $20 million bond and his attorneys contend he should be free while waiting on a prosecution appeal.

fifth bid to get the Drew Peterson out of the Will County jail this week.

Peterson has been locked up since May 2009 on charges he murdered his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and has been in legal limbo since prosecutors appealed a ruling on hearsay evidence the day before his trial was to start in July 2010.

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow lost that appeal but then filed a motion for leave to appeal to the state Supreme Court in August. That petition remains pending.

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Peterson is being held on a $20 million bond and his attorneys contend he should be free while waiting on a prosecution appeal.

So we ask...

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