Criminal
Oct. 26, 2020
DA will proceed with 2nd penalty phase trial for Scott Peterson
The California Supreme Court in August vacated Peterson’s death sentence for killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor, nearly two decades ago, and set a timeline for prosecutors to decide whether to accept a sentence of life in prison without parole
DA will proceed with 2nd penalty phase trial for Scott Peterson
The Stanislaus County District Attorney will retry the penalty phase of convicted double-murderer Scott Peterson's case despite the question of whether his convictions are valid not having yet been answered by a San Mateo court, prosecutors said Friday.
"We're ready to pick dates to start [calling jurors] now," said Chief Deputy ...
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