Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 25, 2020
State Supreme Court throws out Scott Peterson’s death sentence
A unanimous California Supreme Court ruled the trial was tainted by the exclusion of jurors who opposed the death penalty, but upheld his convictions for murdering his wife and unborn son.
Convicted double-murderer Scott Peterson had his death sentence reversed Monday but his convictions upheld by a unanimous California Supreme Court that ruled his San Mateo trial was tainted by the exclusion of jurors who opposed the death penalty.
Peterson was convicted of first- and second-degree murder for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son at their Modesto home and dumping their bodies in San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve i...
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