Judge puts off ruling on mistrial in Peterson case

By Michael Tarm

Published August 1, 2012 4:00am ET

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Judge puts off ruling on mistrial in Peterson case — Henry and Marcia Savio, father and stepmother of Kathleen Savio enter the Will County Courthouse, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Joliet, Ill. for opening statements in former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson's murder trial. Peterson is charged in the 2004 death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) | M. Spencer Green

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The judge in the Drew Peterson murder trial has adjourned early and delayed a decision on declaring a mistrial.

A legal drama erupted Wednesday after a state witness let slip testimony that defense lawyers claim irreparably tainted jurors.

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