Peterson Prosecutors Go on the Defensive
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Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial sought Tuesday to counter defense claims that police were so eager to charge their client with his wife's killing that they ignored other credible tips.
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Prosecutors in Scott Peterson&#39;s double-murder trial portrayed the fertilizer salesman yesterday as a philandering narcissist who
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A lawyer for accused double murderer Scott Peterson on Monday tried to portray Peterson&#39;s ex-mistress as a desperate single mom who turned police informant to punish Peterson for lying to her.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s parents testified Monday that they were to blame for some of his strange behavior leading up to his arrest for the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son.
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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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Modesto Bee. REDWOOD CITY - In a passionate argument, his voice sometimes edged with anger, prosecutor Rick Distaso blasted Scott Peterson on Monday as a calculating killer
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Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson have begun their counterattack, starting with a concrete expert whose testimony poked holes in a prosecution theory that Peterson
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Defense lawyers are trying to persuade jurors to spare Scott Peterson's life with testimony about his childhood and how a death sentence would affect his family members' lives.
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A judge on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.
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A prosecution investigator admitted Wednesday that he once suspected there was more than one person involved in Laci Peterson's disappearance and that Scott Peterson's former mistress may have been involved.
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Scott Peterson's defense lawyer promised jurors during opening statements three months ago that testimony would show police found "zip, nada, nothing" in their investigation that would implicate Peterson in the killing of his pregnant wife.
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For Richelle Nice and the other jurors in the Scott Peterson trial, the evidence in the case and Peterson&#39;s lack of emotion throughout the course of the six-month trial &quot;spoke for itself.
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REDWOOD CITY - The stakes are high in the Scott Peterson murder trial as closing arguments begin today. This morning, co-prosecutor Rick Distaso will argue this is a case about common sense.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson&#39;s defense attorney is lashing out on a key prosecution theory. During closing arguments this morning, Mark Geragos (GEHR&#39;-uh-guhs) told the jury that there was little evidence
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Accused murderer Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer urged a jury on Tuesday to disregard &quot;ludicrous&quot; theories from prosecutors who could not provide solid evidence or a clear motive after five months of trial.
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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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Mark Geragos, Scott Peterson&#39;s attorney, may have promised jurors more than he could deliver, critics argue. ( AP/Tony Avelar, Pool).