Chicago ( CNN ) -- Months after he was found guilty of murdering entertainer Jennifer Hudson 's mother , brother and nephew , William Balfour on Tuesday was handed down three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 120 years , Penny Mateck of the Cook County Sheriff 's office said . `` This significant sentence is appropriate given the heinous and inhumane nature of these crimes which demanded the full force of justice , '' Cook County State 's Attorney Anita Alvarez said in a statement . In May , a jury found Balfour guilty on three counts of first-degree murder and four other counts related to the 2008 deaths of Hudson 's mother , Darnell Donerson ; her brother , Jason Hudson ; and Hudson 's nephew , 7-year-old Julian King . Balfour was accused of fatally shooting the singer 's mother and brother in their Chicago home in October 2008 . The body of the nephew was found three days later in an abandoned vehicle . Prosecutors portrayed Balfour as a jealous man who murdered the three in a rage at the thought that his wife had a boyfriend . Balfour found guilty of murder in death of Jennifer Hudson 's kin . During the trial , Hudson was called as the prosecution 's first of more than 80 witnesses . She broke down in tears several times on the stand and talked about her family . `` None of us wanted her to marry him , '' Hudson said of her sister 's choice of Balfour . `` We did not like how he treated her . `` Where he was , I tried not to be , '' she said . The crimes took place a year after Hudson , who rose to fame as a contestant on `` American Idol , '' won an Oscar for her role in the movie `` Dreamgirls . '' Hudson spoke about her mother in an interview with CNN 's Piers Morgan this year . `` My mother was a very wise and strong person . I feel like she raised us well , and she prepared me well , and so that 's what I live by , '' she said . More from CNN Justice . Philly priest gets 3 to 6 years in abuse case . Justice Department , New Orleans PD agree on overhaul . Condemned Georgia inmate gets reprieve . CNN 's Katherine Wojtecki and InSession 's Jessica Thill contributed to this report .
William Balfour gets 3 life sentences without parole , plus 120 years . Score: 6 Balfour was convicted of killing the entertainer 's mother , brother and 7-year-old nephew . Prosecutors portrayed him as a jealous man who murdered the three in a rage .