Scott Peterson&#39;s parents take witness stand, defend son
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Prosecutors have suggested that Scott Peterson was preparing to flee after he was arrested with nearly $15,000 in cash, but Peterson&#39;s mother tried to explain the wad of money while testifying in her son&#39;s defense.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s own claim that he was out fishing near where his pregnant wife&#39;s body later turned up is proof enough to convict
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(CBS/AP) Scott Peterson&#39;s defense team appealed for a new jury and change of venue in the penalty phase of his high-profile murder case.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - A California jury on  Monday recommended the death sentence for Scott Peterson for  killing his wife and unborn son after a sensational trial that  riveted much of the country.
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REDWOOD CITY (BCN) -- Scott Peterson&#39;s mother took the witness stand this afternoon and testified that she gave him a large amount of cash the day before he was arrested in April 2003.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug. 19, 2004  Jurors in the Scott Peterson murder trial got an early start on their weekend when the judge delayed cross-examination of the prosecution&#39;s star witness, then sent them home because of what he described as a ...
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Scott Peterson's father took the stand Wednesday in the penalty phase of his son's murder trial and described a friendly boy who sang at a senior citizens' home on Sundays, tutored young students, and distributed clothes and food in Tijuana.
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Prosecutors began closing arguments Monday in the double-murder case against Scott Peterson, telling jurors why they should convict him in the deaths of his pregnant wife and the fetus she carried.
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Prosecutors delivered a critical blow to Scott Peterson&#39;s defense Thursday, attacking the findings of an expert who testified Laci Peterson&#39;s fetus likely died on Dec. 29, 2002 at the earliest, five days after the pregnant schoolteacher vanished.
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Persons attending the Scott Peterson murder trial, including Peterson&#39;s mother Jackie, second from left, and Peterson&#39;s father Lee, second from right, arrive at the courthouse in Redwood City, Calif.
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A day after Scott Peterson spent his 32nd birthday in a San Mateo County jail cell, his mother and father took the stand in his capital murder trial to try to
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson is being prepared by his defense team to possibly take the witness stand in his own defense, according to a Bay Area attorney who said today he spent several hours questioning
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Murder victim Laci Peterson&#39;s mother sobbed and screamed at her son-in-law, convicted killer Scott Peterson, on Tuesday as she testified on the first day of a hearing that will determine if he should live or die.
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(CBS/AP) Judge Alfred A. Delucchi said one additional defense witness may testify Thursday morning before closing arguments in the penalty phase of the Scott Peterson murder trial.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s defense lawyers rested their case Tuesday without calling him to the stand. Judge Alfred A. Delucchi told jurors the prosecution would call eight rebuttal witnesses Wednesday.
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Prosecutors rested their murder case against Scott Peterson on Tuesday, having presented 174 witnesses trying to convince jurors he was a cheating husband who killed his pregnant wife and lied to police and family alike to try to cover his tracks.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. The star witness in the murder trial of Scott Peterson is expected to take the stand today.