Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Gunman in Hudson family slayings returns to court

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Gunman in Hudson family slayings returns to court
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FILE - In this July 11, 2012 photo, singer Jennifer Hudson is seen on stage during her performance at the Taste of Chicago. On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, William Balfour, the man convicted in the slayings of Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, is scheduled to be in court in Chicago where his attorneys are expected to ask the judge to grant Balfour a new trial. If that request is denied, Judge Charles Burns could immediately sentence Balfour. ?(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - In this July 11, 2012 photo, singer Jennifer Hudson is seen on stage during her performance at the Taste of Chicago. On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, William Balfour, the man convicted in the slayings of Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, is scheduled to be in court in Chicago where his attorneys are expected to ask the judge to grant Balfour a new trial. If that request is denied, Judge Charles Burns could immediately sentence Balfour. ?(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Department shows William Balfour, the man convicted in the murders of the mother, brother and nephew of Oscar winner and singer Jennifer Hudson. On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, Balfour is scheduled to be in court in Chicago where his attorneys are expected to ask the judge to grant Balfour a new trial. If that request is denied, Judge Charles Burns could immediately sentence Balfour. (AP Photo/Cook County Sheriff's Department , File)

(AP) ? The man convicted in the shooting deaths of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew is scheduled to return to court.

William Balfour's attorneys are expected to ask the judge to grant Balfour a new trial at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. If that request is denied, Judge Charles Burns may sentence Balfour.

A jury convicted Balfour of first-degree murder in May in the 2008 slayings. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Balfour was married to Hudson's sister. During the trial, prosecutors argued that he shot his wife's relatives in a jealous rage because she was dating another man.

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