Appeals, pace may delay Peterson&#39;s death
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Action on a jury&#39;s recommendation to kill Scott Peterson by lethal injection for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, could be decades away in the state that has more than 600 people on death row.
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Jurors in Redwood City have recommended Scott Peterson be sentenced to death for the murders of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son.
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If the experience of those involved in past death penalty cases is any guide, the jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial will have to grapple with raw and deep religious, moral and legal issues as they decide whether he lives or dies.
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Although they disagree about whether it was the right decision, some Saginaw residents say they aren&#39;t surprised that a California jury Monday recommended the death penalty for Scott Peterson.
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REDWOOD CITY -- Scott Peterson&#39;s defense attorney will have to wait until next week to cross-examine Peterson&#39;s ex-mistress Amber Frey after the judge halted the trial Wednesday, apparently to allow the defense time to ...
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Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer launched his final argument Tuesday in the California murder trial that could lead to his client&#39;s execution.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s defense attorney Pat Harris, center, leaves a Redwood City, Calif., courthouse Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 after an in chambers meeting with the judge about Peterson&#39;s murder trial.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson&#39;s (search) defense rested its case Tuesday, Judge Alfred A. Delucchi (search) told jurors.
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Repelled by Scott Peterson's seeming lack of sorrow and remorse, a jury decided Monday that he deserves the death penalty for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, almost two years ago to the date.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 9 -- Calling him &quot;the worst kind of monster&quot; and undeserving of sympathy, a prosecutor urged jurors to sentence Scott Peterson to death for murdering his pregnant wife before the panel began deciding his punishment Thursday.
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Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing the racketeering case against former Gov. George Ryan to set a firm trial date, complaining that additional delays could harm their case because witnesses might die before they have a chance to testify.
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Calif. High Court Refuses to Order New Jury for Penalty Phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s Murder Trial. Scott Peterson and attorney Mark Geragos listen during the prosecution rebuttal to the defense&#39;s closing arguments in Redwood City, Calif.
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REDWOOD CITY - In the Scott Peterson murder trial the defense has been trying to explain Peterson&#39;s actions on the day he was arrested.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - As they prepare to wrap up their murder case against Scott Peterson in the death of his pregnant wife Laci, even prosecutors have acknowledged their case has at times left jurors scratching their heads...
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The cost to investigate, arrest and prosecute Scott Peterson for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, has reached nearly &#36;2.5 million so far, and state taxpayers might have to pick up the tab.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - A California judge denied  a bid by lawyers for Scott Peterson on Monday to move his case  and pick a new jury to decide whether the fertilizer salesman  should be executed for murdering his wife and unborn son.
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Jurors in Redwood City, California, have recommended the death penalty for convicted killer Scott Peterson in the December 2002 deaths of his wife, Laci, and unborn child.