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Criminal,
California Supreme Court

Jun. 1, 2020

Oral arguments in the appeal of Scott Peterson’s death sentence to begin

Appellate attorneys from the Law Offices of Cliff Gardner are seeking a reversal of Scott Peterson’s two convictions and death sentence, and requesting a new trial, arguing jury selection was tainted by the trial court and the venue was improper.

Oral arguments in the appeal of Scott Peterson’s death sentence to begin
A newspaper for sale outside the San Mateo County Superior Court on Dec. 13, 2004, when a jury recommended the death penalty for Scott Peterson after convicting him of murdering his wife and unborn son. (New York Times News Service)

Oral arguments in Scott Peterson's high-profile murder case begin Tuesday nearly a decade after his lawyers filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court.

Peterson was convicted in 2004 and sentenced to death in 2005 for the first-degree murder of his pregnant wife and second-degree murder of their unborn son.

His appellate attorneys are seeking a reversal of his two convictions and death s...

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