Authorities said a Houston-area man who called 911 to report his wife was sick but never mentioned that she was shot must serve 85 years in prison for her death.
Daniel Politte of Missouri City was sentenced Thursday night. A Fort Bend County jury on Monday convicted him of murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of his 29-year-old wife, Stephanie, at their home.
Prosecutors said the 32-year-old Politte shot his wife in the back of the head, likely as she slept, then called 911 to report she was vomiting blood. The husband never mentions a gun or a wound.
Attorneys for Politte suggested his wife had a gun, wanted to hurt herself and he tried to stop her.
Politte must serve at least 30 years before he's eligible for parole.
