JOLIET — The judge in Drew Peterson's murder trial said he will announce Wednesday afternoon whether to declare a mistrial after blasting prosecutors a second time for bringing up information that could make the former police officer look bad in the eyes of the jury.

A furious Judge Edward Burmila sent jurors out of the courtroom before grilling prosecutor Kathleen Patton for allowing a witness to mention a bullet and leave the impression that Peterson left it in the witness' driveway. Burmila then took a recess to allow defense attorneys to file a motion for mistrial.

"It can't be reckless, it is intentional," Peterson attorney Steve Greenberg told the judge when court reconvened, arguing that prosecutors violated court orders.