Judge To Sentence Jessie Phillips September 6

Jesse Phillips

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Monday morning, a judge held a pre-sentencing hearing for Jessie Phillips, the man convicted of killing his pregnant wife earlier this year.

The judge will sentence Phillips on September 9.

The jury in the trial recommended the death penalty for Phillips.  The jury convicted him of capital murder in the death of his wife, Erica Droze Phillips, and their unborn child in February 2009.