GUILTY CA - Laci Peterson, 27, pregnant, Modesto, 24 Dec 2002

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Yes, I'll be shortening this up a bit... :)

Monday, November 9th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 11am PT) – CA – Laci Denise Peterson (27) & Connor (unborn) (missing Dec. 24, 2002, Modesto; found April 13, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay) - *Scott Lee Peterson (30 @ time of crime/47) convicted & found guilty (11/12/04) & sentenced (3/16/04) to the death penalty. San Mateo County Case #SC055500A / Stanislaus County Case #1056770
He was convicted on 2004 of the 1st degree murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, & the second-degree murder of their unborn son, Conner, & in 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. His case is currently on automatic appeal to the Supreme Court of California. Sits on San Quentin's death row. Calif. Supreme Court denied a new trial in the guilt phase but reversed the death penalty sentence for Stanislaus County. Also the San Mateo Superior Court will now consider whether there was jury misconduct.
Court info from 5/14/20 thru 10/21/20 reference post #33 here:
GUILTY - CA District Attorney to retry Scott Peterson's Penalty Phase.
10/23/20 Update: Stanislaus County: Peterson appeared via video from prison today for a Zoom court hearing. Judge's orders prohibited any rebroadcasting, live streaming or screen capture. D.A. WILL retry the death sentencing penalty phase in this case. New hearing set for Nov. 6. Peterson acknowledged that he would temporarily waive time in the case to consult with his new attorney, Pat Harris, which gives him time to consult with his lawyer on whether to put off the penalty phase trial until the judge decides whether or not to throw out his conviction.
The court ruled that a San Mateo Superior Court judge must decide whether prejudicial misconduct by a juror occurred when she failed to disclose that she’d been the victim of a crime and obtained a restraining order against the perpetrator. A hearing in that case is scheduled for Nov. 13. Chief Deputy District Attorney Dave Harris, appearing remotely over video conference along with District Attorney Birgit Fladager, said they wanted to wait for the outcome of that San Mateo hearing before beginning jury selection because they might have to retry the entire case.
10/26/20: Stanislaus County Assistant District Attorney Dave Harris will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson as a judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci because of juror misconduct during a 2005 trial. 11/6/20 Update: The Stanislaus County 11/6/20 hearing was moved to San Mateo County. 11/5/20 Update: Hearing for 11/6/20 at 8:30am, in Dept. 6 of this Court has been vacated, but hearing (Case #1056770) has been scheduled for 11/6/20 at 10am in San Mateo County court.
11/6/20 Update: San Mateo: Judge Anne-Christine Massullo granted permission for Peterson to appear telephonically. Defense attorney Pat Harris present & Peterson appeared via video call. Peterson waives right to speedy trial, new date set for 2021. The hearing on Nov. 6 primarily dealt with determining which jurisdiction Peterson's upcoming legal challenges should take place in. His lawyers argued both the juror misconduct case & the penalty retrial should take place in San Mateo County, the site of the original trial. Barring any requests for more time, jury selection for the penalty phase must begin by the end of November. Peterson will be appearing virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. His defense team had previously filed a motion for San Mateo County to take over his appeal case immediately. Peterson had a hearing scheduled in Stanislaus County that has been vacated & moved to San Mateo County. Last month, Peterson also appeared remotely from San Quentin State Prison for a hearing in Stanislaus County Court. It was decided in that hearing that the penalty phase will be retried. The California Supreme Court upheld the guilty conviction in its August judgment. But in October, the same court ordered a new hearing in San Mateo Superior Court to determine if Peterson should be retried. The California Supreme Court ruled a San Mateo County judge must now decide if Juror Nice’s actions constituted misconduct and, if so, whether that misconduct was so damaging Peterson is owed a new trial. The judge’s ruling is subject to appeals, so this could be the beginning of years of court battles. If Peterson’s team gets the convictions overturned, Peterson will likely be fully retried. Status conference hearing on 11/9/20 @ 11am with Judge Massullo & status conference hearing on 1/21/21 @ 10am with visiting Judge.

In general, the death penalty is a very controversial issue that has been discussed for a very long time and there is no final decision yet, and I think there will not be any in the near future. When I was in college I was interested in the issue of the death penalty. I started writing a small essay on this topic and for inspiration and ideas. I went to writingbros.com/essay-examples/death-penalty/ for sample essays on the death penalty. As a result, a small essay on the death penalty turned into my dissertation research, which I wrote at the university. I am an absolute opponent of the death penalty. I believe that from a moral point of view, this is unacceptable in modern society.
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Thank you very much for shortening and sharing this.
 
Court Approves Delay in Start of Retrial of Penalty Phase in Scott Peterson Case

Jan. 21, 2021


A judge on Thursday continued until April a status hearing in the renewed penalty phase of the 2004 murder trial of Scott Lee Peterson.

Appearing by Zoom from San Quentin State Prison, where he has been imprisoned for 16 years, Peterson waived his right to proceed at this time with a new trial of his sentence.
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At Thursday's case management hearing, Massullo questioned Peterson directly to be sure he voluntarily waived his right to a speedy trial of the penalty phase.

Peterson said that he did, and while he did not explain his rationale, in an earlier hearing his lawyers told the court that Peterson wanted the hearings on the habeas petition to go forward before the penalty phase retrial, because if the habeas proceedings were successful the entire case would be retried.

The judge approved Peterson's waiver and set another case management conference for April 27.
 
Remember the four burly men who were seen near Nicole Simpson’s murder scene? You know, the ones OJ’s defense fabricated to get OJ off?
Well, it seems that 15 years later, the same fictitious men snatched Lacy off the street, disemboweled her and threw her body into the bay. It was another coincidence they just happened to discard her right where her innocent husband just happened to be fishing.
Motive for the men to snatch and snuff a preggers housewife?
Don’t worry! There is still plenty of time for the defense to dream up something.
 
I named my dog after Laci ❤️

I really hope this is just a penalty phase retrial. The defense can still present a case but the conviction needs to stick. I can't believe the penalty phase verdict was even successfully appealed. He has caused enough pain and to know the death penalty doesn't even really exist in California anymore. It is pointless so they better allow cameras this time.
 
I highly suggest anyone compelled by the Laci Peterson case should watch this HBO's profile of the Mary Ann Powell case.

Why this case is so similar to Laci's:

- Despondent to-be-father kills pregnant wife
- Mary Ann Powell was six-and-a-half-months pregnant.
- Suffocated with rope, thrown into a hockey bag with rocks and dumped in the river
- Warren hid the boat from police
- Mary Ann Powell's body and unborn chid was eventually found and this HBO Series "Autospy" profiles it. The way she was killed was vicious. (Be warned, it is graphic but top-notch narration and production like Unsolved Mysteries".
- Warren was sociopath like Scott.
 
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Tuesday, April 27th:
*Case Management Hearing via Zoom (both cases) (@ 10am PT) – CA – Laci Denise Peterson (27) & Connor (unborn) (missing Dec. 24, 2002, Modesto; found April 13, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay) - *Scott Lee Peterson (30 @ time of crime/now 47) convicted & found guilty (11/12/04) of 1st degree murder (Laci) & 2nd degree murder(son) & sentenced (3/16/04) to the death penalty.
San Mateo County Case #SC055500A / Stanislaus County Case #1056770
He was found guilty on 11/12/04 of the 1st degree murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, & the second-degree murder of their unborn son, Conner, & in 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. His case is currently on automatic appeal to the Supreme Court of California. Sits on San Quentin's death row. Calif. Supreme Court denied a new trial in the guilt phase but reversed the death penalty sentence for Stanislaus County. Also the San Mateo Superior Court will now consider whether there was jury misconduct.
Court info from 5/14/20 thru 11/9/20 reference post #62 here:
GUILTY - CA - District Attorney to retry Scott Peterson's Penalty Phase in Laci Peterson case, 2021 *Guilty*
11/13/20 Update: Prosecutors on Friday released their court filing listing the aggravating factors & special circumstances they say should again bring Peterson the death penalty. Prosecutors said they intend to once again introduce as evidence “an edited portion of the memorial service” held after the bodies were found. They also plan to introduce a statement from at least one witness who testified at his original sentencing but has died in the intervening 15 years. Status conference hearing on 1/21/21 for both Stanislaus & San Mateo County cases.
1/21/21 Update: San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo on Thursday continued until April a status hearing in the renewed penalty phase of the 2004 murder trial of Peterson. Appearing by Zoom from San Quentin State Prison, where he has been imprisoned for 16 *years, Peterson waived his right to proceed at this time with a new trial of his sentence. At Thursday's case management hearing, Massullo questioned Peterson directly to be sure he voluntarily waived his right to a speedy trial of the penalty phase. Peterson said that he did, and while he did not explain his rationale, in an earlier hearing his lawyers told the court that Peterson wanted the hearings on the habeas petition to go forward before the penalty phase retrial, because if the habeas proceedings were successful the entire case would be retried. The judge approved Peterson's waiver & set another case management conference for April 27.
Peterson filed (November, 2015) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - related to automatic appeal (#S132449) to San Mateo County Superior Court-Honorable Alfred Judge Delucchi to get a new trial. See post #68 here:
GUILTY - CA - District Attorney to retry Scott Peterson's Penalty Phase in Laci Peterson case, 2021 *Guilty*
 
J is for Justice is live streaming the hearing at 1ET today on YouTube
 
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Scott Peterson trial: Two new hearings scheduled for June | KRON4

Scott Peterson’s defense team on Tuesday was granted more time to investigate a juror who is accused of going rogue and committing juror misconduct during Peterson’s 2004 murder trial.

The judge granted the defense 60 more days for the investigation.

Peterson will have two new hearings in June.

He is guaranteed a new trial for the penalty phase because his death penalty was thrown out by the California Supreme Court.

But what he really wants is a new trial for the criminal phase, which is found not guilty, which would mean he could one day walk free out of prison.
 
This article has the date of next hearing....

Attorney: Amber Frey Will Testify If Scott Peterson Is Retried; 'The Truth Is The Truth'

April 27, 2021
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During the status conference, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo approved a continuance to June 28 for a further status report and also calendared that date for a hearing on expected discovery issues. In addition, she agreed to rule promptly on the appointment of attorney Pat Harris as Peterson’s counsel in the matter.
 
Now this article has a different date - but the above article ^^ is for San Mateo County, the article I'm posting is about his Stanislaus County case.

Convicted Killer Scott Peterson Appears in Court in Death Penalty Retrial

April 27, 2021
Seventeen years after Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son, Conner, the condemned inmate made another appearance in court regarding his death penalty conviction.
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Last year, the California Supreme Court ordered a second look at the case after the original trial judge excluded jurors from the juror pool after they expressed they were personally opposed to the death penalty. The ruling upheld the conviction but struck the death penalty case, prompting a retrial of the penalty phase.

The judge Tuesday agreed with a motion allowing 60 days of discovery and ordered the sides to reconvene in court on June 21.
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The second part of Peterson's appearance Tuesday relates to a new trial hearing over juror misconduct. Peterson filed a separate challenge to his conviction, claiming juror No. 7 in the 2004 trial lied during pretrial questioning. When asked if she had ever been a victim of a crime, the juror did not disclose a restraining order she filed after being harassed by a boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, Peterson's lawyers said.

The judge for the second part granted the same discovery motion and follow-up court date.


Of course the article doesn't say what the court date is for the 2nd part of the hearing....

I can't look them up because I have no access to either Stanislaus or San Mateo County court sites... anymore...

For San Mateo:
odyportal-ext.sanmateocourt.org

Case # is SC055500A

Stansilaus County:
Case Index Lookup | stanislaus court

Case # is 1056770

If someone could help me figure which court dates are correct? Or they are both correct!

TIA!
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Peterson’s defense attorneys had asked for more time, arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic had impaired their ability to fully investigate the issue. The judge urged the defense team to complete their investigation and set another status hearing for June 21.

The court is expected to rule whether to grant a new trial for the murder conviction later this summer.
‘The Truth Is The Truth’: Amber Frey Willing To Testify If Scott Peterson Is Granted A New Trial, Attorney Says | Oxygen Official Site
 
tonight!!

Notorious wife killer Scott Peterson will "never be convicted of murder again," supporters say - CBS News

April 30, 2021

It was one of the most sensational crime stories of the last 20 years. The case attracted national and international media attention. There are parallels between Scott Peterson, the handsome, eerily unemotional husband whose wife goes missing and the Ben Affleck character in the blockbuster movie "Gone Girl."

Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child in 2005. But after appeals, his death sentence was overturned. His defense team told CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti they also have new exonerating evidence and are pushing for a completely new trial. Vigliotti reports on the case for "48 Hours" in "Scott Peterson: Case in Question" airing on Saturday, May 1 at 10/9c on CBS.
 
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