Scott Peterson To Be Retried For Penalty Phase Of Murder Case
After having his death sentence overturned, convicted killer Scott Peterson will be retried for the penalty phase of his 2002 murder case.
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After having his death sentence overturned, convicted killer Scott Peterson will be retried for the penalty phase of his 2002 murder case.
Convicted killer Scott Peterson is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
Scott Peterson's convictions for the murder of wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son, Connor, may be overturned if a judge rules that there was prejudicial misconduct.
After receiving an overturned death sentence in the slaying of his pregnant wife, Scott Peterson is now heading back to San Mateo court looking to overturn his conviction over a potential issue in his trial's jury selection, the California Superior Court said.
Two jurors from Scott Peterson's original trial say they were surprised to learn the death penalty decision was thrown out.
The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, but said prosecutors may try again for the same sentence if they wish in the high-profile case.
An attorney will ask the California Supreme Court Tuesday to reverse Scott Peterson's death sentence because the national media attention did not allow him a fair trial.
Sixteen years after the Laci Peterson murder case captured national headlines, family members say they have evidence that shows her husband Scott Peterson is innocent.
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Lawyers for Scott Peterson filed their automatic appeal, trying to get his murder conviction overturned.
Scott Peterson on Thursday filed the automatic appeal of his 2004 death sentence to the California Supreme Court, maintaining as he always has that he had nothing to do with the murders of his wife Laci and unborn son Connor.
Scott Peterson has asked the California Supreme Court for more time to appeal his death penalty conviction.
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