After a mistrial was declared in March, a new jury found a former Orange County Superior Court judge guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of his wife.
Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was convicted on April 22 during a retrial over the death of Sheryl Ferguson, 65, in their Anaheim Hills, California home.
Ferguson, who was also found guilty of a felony gun enhancement, faces 40 years to life in prison.
On the stand, Ferguson said that after an argument about finances over dinner at a Mexican restaurant on Aug. 3, 2023, he accidentally shot his wife at home while watching “Breaking Bad” on television.
The couple had been drinking alcohol, according to Ferguson’s attorney, Cameron Talley, who vowed to appeal….