The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of poisoning and killing his wife.Closing arguments in the case spanned Monday into Tuesday morning, and the jury began deliberating just before 1 p.

Prosecutors argued that James Craig poisoned his wife to avoid a costly divorce and maintain his standing in the community.

A Colorado dentist has been convicted of murder in the poisoning death of his wife and sentenced to life in prison without possible parole.