The 5th District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon (Ill.) this week denied the appeal of convicted murderer Ray Tate of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
The former Lawrence County resident was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with the December 2021 shooting death of Wayne County (Ill.) Sean Riley.
The decision was announced on Tuesday, November 3rd in a 42-page ruling issued by the court.
Riley was shot to death by Tate while on duty investigating a motorist distress call on Interstate 64 in Wayne County.
With his appeal denied, Tate's conviction and life sentence remain in place. He is currently incarcerated at the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) Menard Correctional Center near Chester in southwestern Illinois.
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