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7 Jun, 2008 1:34 am
... Bay in April 2003. Laci's parents are asking for unspecified damages. It is unlikely that Scott would be able to pay a judgment, but Dennis
and Sharon want to make ... made-for-TV programs and several books have already been published about the Peterson murders. Florida Wrongful
Death In Florida, the immediate family members and heirs ... important that you speak with an experienced Florida wrongful death attorney right away. Scott Peterson likely faces second trial in wrongful death case, Miami Herald ...
7 Jun, 2008 1:50 am
... have the trial go forward was made by a Stanislaus County Superior Court judge who said that Peterson's conviction and death sentence could
not speak for themselves. The plaintiffs in ... criminal charges, but he or she can be named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit. Scott
Peterson likely faces second trial in wrongful death case, MiamiHerald.com, June 6, 2008 Related Web Resource: The Laci Peterson Case, FoxNews.com Contact our Maryland attorneys or Washington DC wrongful death lawyers at ...
31 Oct, 2007 5:12 pm
... fitting day to give death row inmate Scott Peterson a trick and not a treat. Earlier today,
Fresno's Fifth District Court of Appeal rejected ... Beauchesne granted the estate summary judgment and ordered that it be given the money. On appeal, Peterson's attorneys - Matthew Geragos of Pasadena and Eugene Harris of Los Angeles ... discuss the pros and cons of the argument, but in the end came down
against Peterson. "We agree with the trial court," Justice James Ardaiz wrote, "that in the absence of any ...
16 Mar, 2005 5:10 am
[JURIST] California Judge Alfred A. Delucchi Wednesday denied Scott Peterson's request for a new
trial [defense motion, PDF; prosecution response, PDF] and upheld the jury recommendation [JURIST report] that Peterson be sentenced to death.
Scott Peterson [CourtTV case backgrounder] was found guilty [JURIST report] of first-degree murder
for the death of his wife, Laci Peterson, and
13 Dec, 2004 8:25 am
Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of his wife, Laci Peterson, today. As someone who supports the death penalty, this case illustrates exactly what I believe is wrong with how the death penalty is ... , less
appropriate factors, such as consideration of whether the victim was a police officer, or whether the killing was motivated by pecuniary aims. The Peterson case was not one in which the State was able to prove either one of the two factors I've identified here. The ...
3 Nov, 2004 12:43 pm
[JURIST] Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the Scott Peterson murder trial. Judge Alfred A.
Delucci gave about 45 minutes worth of instructions to jurors before sending them off to the jury room to decide whether Peterson killed his
pregnant wife Laci Peterson. The five month old trial concluded as Peterson's defense attorneys
argued in their closing statements that the lack of the
12 Nov, 2004 8:15 am
[JURIST] Jurors in the Scott Peterson trial have returned a verdict of guilty on the charges of
first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Laci Peterson, and second-degree murder for his unborn child, Conner. Peterson stood trial on accusations that he killed his eight months pregnant wife on or about Christmas eve of 2002 and then dumped her body into the San
Francisco Bay. The highly
1 Nov, 2007 7:34 am
"Scott Peterson can't collect on murdered wife's insurance, court rules": Bob Egelko has this article
today in The San Francisco Chronicle. And The Modesto Bee reports today that "Policy goes to Laci Peterson's mother; Appellate court panel sees
no reason to delay payout." You can access yesterday's ruling of the California Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District at this link.
6 Nov, 2007 4:48 am
Chutzpah has been defined as pleading for mercy on the grounds that one is an orphan after killing both parents. Condemned killer Scott
Peterson gives this new meaning after daring to apply for the benefits from the life insurance policy of his wife Lacie. This ... benefits of
the person he or she has murdered. Was this application for benefits a ploy to obtain funds to pay legal fees (Peterson won't need the money
where he is going and he is sure to leave behind a gigantic bill from his attorneys ...
2 Dec, 2007 1:49 pm
... paid a relative to help him move a large container from a bedroom on the day Scott Peterson's
wife vanished, according to a friend of the relative." So, to clarify, there's ... wife Laci and their unborn son. And there's Drew Peterson, a
former police sergeant currently suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife Stacy, ... 30 years his junior. Neither of the pair should be mixed up with Michael Peterson, a novelist who was convicted of bludgeoning his wife, Kathleen, to death in 2001. Here's a ...
31 Oct, 2007 2:33 pm
... of the still-on-appeal criminal conviction won't be good enough to obtain summary judgment. Then there was the decision by Matthew Geragos, who's representing Scott Peterson, to resist summary judgment solely through a declaration that says that the criminal conviction is on
appeal. Sure, Scott didn't testify at trial, so there's perhaps reason for him to remain silent. Though a simple "I didn't do it" declaration
...
21 Dec, 2004 11:34 am
[JURIST] Los Angeles defense lawyer Mark Geragos, attorney for Scott Peterson, has launched a website
to solicit donations for continuing the investigation into their deaths, insisting that "Scott Peterson has been unjustly convicted" of the murders of his wife Laci and unborn son Connor. Peterson is currently
awaiting formal sentenecing after a jury recommended the death penalty earlier month.
4 Nov, 2006 9:05 am
... extremely close to those which Rumsfeld will face - giving authorization for the torture and abuse of detainees. Alyssa Peterson was
serving in Tal-Afar, in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border. Following the Rumsfeld vocal command, her ... techniques, likely including physical assaults on prisoners. Alyssa
reacted to this with shock and she refused to participate. "Peterson objected to the interrogation techniques used on prisoners. She refused to
participate after only two nights working in ...
13 Dec, 2004 4:51 pm
[JURIST] A jury in Redwood City, California, has recommended that Scott Peterson be sentenced to
death for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner. Judge Alfred A. Delucchi will formally sentence Peterson on February 25.
CourtTV provides background on the Peterson case. 5:10 PM ET - NBC-10 TV in Los Angeles has a full story on the sentencing here. Reflecting on
the public
18 Nov, 2003 2:32 pm
From the anchor desk... KTVU in San Francisco reports that Judge Al Girolami has ruled that Scott Peterson will stand trial for murder. After 11 days of hearing testimony, the judge has ruled that prosecutors have presented
13 Dec, 2004 2:45 pm
[JURIST] AP is reporting that jurors in the Scott Peterson trial have reached a decision on his
sentence, which will be announced at 4:30 PM ET (1:30 PM PT).
22 Jan, 2004 8:22 am
NBC-4 in Los Angeles reports that prosecutors in the murder trial of Scott Peterson have exercised
their right to remove Judge Richard Arnason, an 82-year-old retired judge named yesterday to take over the controversial trial. Prosecutors say the judge is biased against against them,
but were not required to provide details. NBC-4 has more.
12 Nov, 2004 6:44 am
[JURIST] Judge Alfred A. Delucchi has announced that the jury in the Scott Peterson murder trial in
Redwood City, California, has reached a verdict which will be read out at 4 PM ET (1 PM local). Watch live coverage here via MSNBC. 2:50 PM ET - CBS5 in San Francisco has a story here.
10 Nov, 2004 5:53 am
[JURIST] Juror No.5, the foreman, has been dismissed from the jury in the Scott Peterson case. This
is the second juror to be dismissed in the past two days. The Modesto Bee recently reported that the foreman, who is both a doctor and an attorney, looked "distraught, his face flushed
and hair disheveled" in the courtroom on Tuesday. 2:03 PM ET - An AP story on the dismissal of the jury
10 Nov, 2004 4:25 am
[JURIST] Judge Alfred Delucchi dismissed a juror in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial on Tuesday
night over signs of misconduct. Frances Gorman, 58, was dismissed amid reports that she had conducted an independent investigation of the case. The jury, which had been deliberating
since November 3, will now have to start over with an alternate juror replacing Ms. Gorman. The Modesto Bee has
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