Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law, convicted in May of shooting to death her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, has been given three life sentences plus 120 years in prison. Judge Charles Burns also denied William Balfour's motion for a new trial in the triple murder case. foh kill alla dem people
Illinois law does not allow death penalty sentences under any circumstances.
"You have the heart of an arctic night," Judge Burns told Balfour at his sentencing hearing. "Your soul is as barren as dark space."
Academy Award-winning actress Hudson attended the sentencing hearing, sitting next to her sister Julia, to whom Balfour had once been married. She was seen wiping away tears during one point of the hearing
Illinois law does not allow death penalty sentences under any circumstances.
"You have the heart of an arctic night," Judge Burns told Balfour at his sentencing hearing. "Your soul is as barren as dark space."
Academy Award-winning actress Hudson attended the sentencing hearing, sitting next to her sister Julia, to whom Balfour had once been married. She was seen wiping away tears during one point of the hearing