Doug Stewart appealed his conviction for killing his estranged …
Doug Stewart, just moments before a jury announced he was guilty of the premeditated murder of his wife Venus in April 2010 (March 11, 2011)
Doug Stewart shows no emotion as the jury announced he was guilty of the premeditated murder of his wife, Venus, in April 2010 (March 11, 2011)
Paula Smith, one of the jurors who convicted Doug Stewart of murder (March 11, 2011)
Diane Downes, one of the jurors who convicted Doug Stewart of murder (March 11, 2011)
Jay Broker, one of the jurors who convicted Doug Stewart of murder (March 11, 2011)
Lorraina Barnes, one of the jurors who convicted Doug Stewart of murder (March 11, 2011)
A look at 11 of the 12 jurors who convicted Doug Stewart of the premeditated murder of his wife, Venus, in April 2010 (March 11, 2011)
Venus Stewart's brother and mother, Dustin Jasper and Therese McComb, listen as Doug Stewart is convicted of her murder (March 11, 2011)
Doug Stewart (center) confers with his lawyers Jeffrey Schroder and Kymberly Schroder after he was found guilty of murdering his wife, Venus, in April 2010 (March 11, 2011)
Dustin Jasper, Venus Stewart's brother, listens to closing arguments in the murder trial of Doug Stewart (March 10, 2011)
Prosecutor John McDonough shows the jury a photograph during his closing arguments in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 10, 2011)
Venus Stewart's sister Tiffany Morris (left) and mother Therese McComb listen to closing arguments in the murder trial of Doug Stewart (March 10, 2011)
Judge Paul Stutesman reads the jury their instructions in the murder trial of Doug Stewart (March 10, 2011)
The Jury Room door from Judge Paul Stutesman's courtroom in St. Joseph County (March 10, 2011)
Doug Stewart, moments after his defense attorneys rested their case in his murder trial without calling any witnesses (March 10, 2011)
Mike Scott, the lead investigator in the Doug Stewart murder case, was on the stand for no more than 15 minutes (March 10, 2011)
Prosecutor John McDonough, moments after he rested his murder case against Doug Stewart (March 10, 2011)
Defense attorney Jeffrey Schroder (left) talks to his client, Doug Stewart, in a St. Joseph County courtroom. (March 10, 2011)
The St. Joseph County Courthouse (March 10, 2011)
Doug Stewart sits while his defense attorney Kymberly Schroder objects to GPS maps the prosecution wants introduced in his murder trial (March 9, 2011)
MSP Det. Shane Criger explains a GPS map of cell phone calls to the jury in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 9, 2011)
These items of Doug Stewart's were found at his parents' house during a search by the Michigan State Police in the days after the disappearance of Venus Stewart (March 9, 2011)
Prosecutor John McDonough talks about a controversial GPS map in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 9, 2011)
This letter from Venus Stewart was not admitted into evidence because it was not verified as having been written by Venus (March 8, 2011)
A receipt found in Doug Stewart's truck was introduced as evidence in his murder trial (March 8, 2011)
MSP Sgt Tom Flowers points to a photograph of Doug Stewart's fingerprints during his murder trial (March 8, 2011)
Items found in Doug Stewart's truck during the investigation of Venus Stewart's disappearance (March 8, 2011)
A GPS mapped legend introduced in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 8, 2011)
A GPS mapped legend in the courtroom at the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 8, 2011)
Sheri Martens of the Michigan State Police testifies about a map she helped put together using GPS information for the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 8, 2011)
St. Joseph County prosecutor John McDonough (left) whispers to Doug Stewart's defense attorney Jeffrey Schroder (March 8, 2011)
Dustin Jasper, Venus Stewart's brother, sits in the back of the courtroom where Doug Stewart is on trial for her murder (March 8, 2011)
Judge Paul Stutesman in court (March 8, 2011)
St. Joseph County prosecutor John McDonough (March 8, 2011)
MSP Sgt Tom Flowers is a fingerprint expert who testified in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 8, 2011)
John Lucey, who works in the Michigan State Police crime lab, testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 8, 2011)
Richard Espinoza, Newport News, Va. homicide detective, testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 8, 2011)
Lena Powell testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 7, 2011)
Mark Thomason testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 7, 2011)
Brian Wages testfies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 7, 2011)
Frederick Brandt testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 7, 2011)
Tony Duke testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 7, 2011)
Doug Stewart (March 7, 2011)
FBI analyst Michael Fisher testifed in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 4, 2011)
MSP forensic scientist Sarah Thibault looks over a document about blood testing she did in the Doug Stewart murder case (March 4, 2011)
Michael Scott, the lead investigator for the Michigan State Police on the Doug Stewart murder case, testifes (March 4, 2011)
The entrance to the jury room from Judge Paul Stutesman's court in St. Joseph County (March 4, 2011)
Doug Stewart during his murder trial. He's accused of killing his wife, Venus, in April 2010 (March 4, 2011)
A receipt from an Ohio Walmart for a tarp, shovel, cap and gloves that prosecutors maintain were bought by Doug Stewart on April 25, 2010 (March 3, 2011)
Donna Stiffler, who worked in the lawn and garden center at an Ohio Walmart, testified in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 3, 2011)
Adam Crawford, who worked at a Walmart in Ohio, testified in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 3, 2011)
Rebecca Hill, who worked at a Walmart in Ohio, testified in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 3, 2011)
Prosecutor John McDonough (right) shows a piece of evidence to Doug Stewart's defense attorney Jeffrey Schroder (March 3, 2011)
Aaron Sterchak, a former employee at a Walmart in Ohio, testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial (March 3, 2011)
Doug Stewart (middle) and his lawyers, Jeffrey Schroder (right) and Kymberly Schroder (March 3, 2011)
A man identified as Doug Stewart (left) talks to a Walmart store employee in Hampton, Va., April 14, 2010, about purchasing a pre-paid TracFone. (surveillance video from the store)
George Desrosiers, an employee at the Walmart store in Hampton, Va., testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 3, 2011)
Newport News Det. Wesley Todd Filer testifies in the Doug Stewart murder trial. (March 3, 2011)
A surveillance photo of Doug Stewart withdrawing money from a Newport News, Virginia credit union in April 2010 (March 2, 2011)
A surveillance photo of Doug Stewart withdrawing money from a Newport News, Virginia credit union in April 2010 (March 2, 2011)
Lauren Newell worked at a credit union where Doug Stewart banked in Newport News, Virginia (March 2, 2011)
Michigan State Police Detective Mike Scott, the lead investigator in the Doug Stewart case (March 2, 2011)
Doug Stewart's defense attorney Kymberly Schroder addresses Judge Paul Stutesman (March 2, 2011)
Judge Paul Stutesman (March 2, 2011)
Tony Staton, Doug Stewart's boss at US Foods in Virginia, points to him in court during his murder trial (March 1, 2011)
Amy Jo Richardson was a paralegal at Wilson & Wilson, a law firm used by Doug Stewart (March 1, 2011)
Evidence entered by the prosecution in the murder trial of Doug Stewart (March 1, 2011)
Evidence entered by the prosecution in the murder trial of Doug Stewart (March 1, 2011)
There are 14 seats for the jury, including two alternates, in the Doug Stewart murder trial. One juror was dismissed, and 13 people remain. (March 1, 2011)
David Gatling worked at the apartment complex in Newport News, Virginia where Doug Stewart lived (March 1, 2011)
Katherine Gill worked at the Newport News, Virginia apartment complex where Doug Stewart lived (March 1, 2011)
Lisa Hall worked at the Newport News, Virginia apartment complex where Doug Stewart lived (March 1, 2011)
Ricky Spencer testifies in the Doug Stewart trial (March 1, 2011)
Doug Stewart (left) and one of his lawyers, Jeffrey Schroder (March 1, 2011)
Main prosecution witness Ricky Spencer identified himself in these photos from April 2010. He testified he was impersonating Doug Stewart that day to provide him a murder alibi. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Main prosecution witness Ricky Spencer identified himself in these photos from April 2010. He testified he was impersonating Doug Stewart that day to provide him a murder alibi. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Main prosecution witness Ricky Spencer identified himself in these photos from April 2010. He testified he was impersonating Doug Stewart that day to provide him a murder alibi. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Doug Stewart in a St. Joseph County courtroom (Feb. 28, 2011)
Ricky Spencer testifies in the murder trial in which Doug Stewart is charged with killing his wife, Venus. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Aerrol Jasper, Venus Stewart's grandfather, testfies in the trial in which Venus' husband, Doug Stewart, is accused of murdering her. (Feb. 25, 2011)
Judge Paul Stutesman advises Ricky Spencer about his rights regarding immunity and self-incrimination before his testimony against Doug Stewart (Feb. 25, 2011)
Judge Paul Stutesman (Feb. 25, 2011)
Lauren Morris is the neice of Venus Stewart (Feb. 25, 2011)
Wendy Burton is a friend of Venus Stewart (Feb. 25, 2011)
Tiffany Morris, the sister of Venus Stewart (Feb. 25, 2011)
Doug Stewart, in court during his trial for allegedly killing his wife, Venus, in April 2010 (Feb. 24, 2011)
Kymberly Schroder, one of Doug Stewart's defense attorneys (Feb. 24, 2011)
Venus Stewart (undated family photo)
Doug Stewart on the first day of his murder trial in St. Joseph County (Feb. 23, 2011).
The courtroom where Doug Stewart's murder trial is being held in St. Joseph County (Feb. 23, 2011).
Doug Stewart is flanked by his attorneys on the first day of his murder trial in St. Joseph County. (Feb. 23, 2011).
A sign posted on the court doors, explaining buttons and pins shouldn't be worn by people attending the trial of Doug Stewart (Feb. 17, 2011).
Larry McCoy, Venus Stewart's stepfather, testifies in the murder trial of his son-in-law, Doug Stewart (Feb. 24, 2011)
Doug Stewart, in court during his trial for allegedly killing his wife, Venus, in April 2010 (Feb. 24, 2011)
St. Joseph County prosecutor John McDonough (Feb. 24, 2011)
Doug Stewart in court (Feb. 24, 2011)
Teresa Thompson is a neighbor of Venus Stewart's parents (Feb. 24, 2011)
Leanna Thompson, 12, is a neighbor of Venus Stewart's parents (Feb. 24, 2011)
A sign posted on the court doors, explaining buttons and pins shouldn't be worn by people attending the trial of Doug Stewart (Feb. 17, 2011).
St. Joseph County prosecutor John McDonough (right) during the murder trial of Doug Stewart. (Feb. 23, 2011).
Doug Stewart is flanked by his attorneys on the first day of his murder trial in St. Joseph County. (Feb. 23, 2011).
The driveway of Larry McComb's house. Venus Stewart vanished from this area in April 2010 (Feb. 24, 2011)