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Criminal

Jun. 21, 2021

Lawyer appointed to represent murderer in new proceedings

Pat Harris helped represent Scott Peterson during his original trial, when he was convicted of murdering his wife and their unborn son.

A San Mateo County judge appointed a Beverly Hills attorney on Friday to represent convicted double murderer Scott Peterson in resentencing proceedings and a possible retrial after the Stanislaus County public defender and the county's alternate indigent defense firm declared they both had a conflict of interest.

Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo appointed ...

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