Scott peterson trial verdict

The Stanislaus County prosecutor, Birgit Fladager, can decide to retry the penalty phase, though a decision will not likely be made until the court decides on Scott Peterson's pending habeas petition. Laci Peterson was last seen at her family home in Modesto, California. Scott Peterson reported his wife missing on Dec. Meanwhile, his mistress, Amber Frey, secretly worked with police to help convict him. A jury unanimously found him guilty of murdering his wife and unborn child, and a judge sentenced him to die by lethal injection.

He has since remained behind bars on death row at the San Quentin State Prison. Frey, in a statement released through her attorney, Gloria Allred, to ABC News, said she was "relieved" the court did not reverse Scott Peterson's convictions for murder. As for seeking the death penalty again, "the District Attorney should consult with Laci's family and honor their decision," she said. I couldn't feel the chair I was sitting in. Scott Peterson was not allowed to make a statement, said Lara Yertesian, who was on his legal team during the trial.

Those people are the suspects, the real perpetrators," Yeretsian told the Washington Examiner. If it is presented, he has a real chance at an acquittal. Peterson might get a chance to do that in February, when San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo holds a weeklong hearing on whether a new trial should occur because of past juror misconduct. Peterson was resentenced because the California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty last year due to problems with the jury.

The court ruled that the panel was not properly screened for bias in light of a book on the case that was written by seven jurors. One juror said she was the victim of abuse. The emotional case gripped the world's attention as the decomposed body of missing Laci Peterson was discovered on the shore of the San Francisco Bay on April 14, Her 8-month-old unborn child, Connor, was found a day earlier with the umbilical cord attached.

Scott Peterson, 49, said he last saw his wife on Christmas Eve In the months between, more than 1, people searched for Laci with her husband seemingly detached from the scenario. It spawned intense wall-to-wall coverage on television that exploded when a young woman named Amber Frey surfaced, claiming to be his girlfriend. It provided a motive for pundits claiming that Peterson wanted his wife dead so he could marry Frey.

The intense publicity resulted in a change of venue for the trial when Peterson was arrested a week after the bodies were found. Peterson had previously been housed on San Quentin's Death Row, where no one has been executed since When he returns, Peterson will be placed in a new location based on a screening process that takes into account factors such as security needs.

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