Drew Peterson Lawyer Wants Wrongful Death Case Iced Until After Appeal
The attorney defending convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson against a wrongful death civil suit wants a summary judgment refused and the case held until after the criminal appeal is finished.
A judge ruled Drew Peterson likely killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and a jury found him guilty of murdering her. But the attorney defending the disgraced former Bolingbrook cop against a wrongful death lawsuit says that's not enough to find Peterson responsible for Savio's death. Peterson's lawyer, John Heiderscheidt, responded last week to a motion for summary judgment by calling for case to be put on hold. Heiderscheidt, who took over after former Peterson attorney Joel Brodsky left both the civil and criminal cases, asked "that the matter be permanently stayed pending the outcome of Mr. Peterson's appellate case." Heiderscheidt also wants the motion for summary judgment to be denied. Heiderscheidt acknowledged that retired Will …
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Ernie Knight
1:34 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
When the Illinois Appellate Court ruled on admissible heresay in this case, they specifically REJECTED the new law. All heresay admitted was based on existing statute and case law. Read the Chicago Tribune's account. Others failed to go into detail and explain that. more ›