Defense says hating Peterson not enough reason to convict
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson&#39;s attorney is set to conclude his closing arguments later this morning. He&#39;ll try to convince the jury his client is a liar and a cheat, but not a murderer.
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The State Court of Appeals refused Tuesday to overturn the murder conviction of novelist Michael Peterson, who was found guilty of bludgeoning his wife to death in their home in 2001.
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There was no murder weapon and no witness. But in the end, the jurors who decided Scott Peterson's fate said his seeming lack of sorrow and the circumstantial evidence were enough to convict and send him to death row.
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Hopes for an imminent verdict in the murder trial of Scott Peterson faded today as the jury relayed a message to the judge indicating that they remembered little, if anything, of what transpired during the lengthy trial.
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The lead defense lawyer in the Scott Peterson murder trial, Mark Geragos, urged jurors on Tuesday to put aside any hatred for his client&#39;s boorish ways.
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A California jury has recommended Scott Peterson should be put to death for murdering his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son almost two years ago.
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The judge in the Scott Peterson trial Monday rejected a defense request to move the case to another community and pick a whole new jury to decide whether Peterson should get the death penalty for killing his pregnant wife.
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Redwood City, Calif. -- Prosecutors have portrayed Scott Peterson as a &quot;jerk and a liar&quot; but haven&#39;t proved he&#39;s a killer.
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Ending a trial that has gripped America for nearly two years, the jury that convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his wife and unborn baby has recommended he be executed for the crimes.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer pleaded with the jury Tuesday not to convict Peterson of murder just because prosecutors made him look like a ``jerk and a liar.
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In a scene fitting for a TV drama, Scott Petersonâs lawyer begged jurors not to sentence his client to death for killing his pregnant wife.
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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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Calling him &quot;the worst kind of monster&quot; and undeserving of sympathy, prosecutor Dave Harris urged jurors Thursday to sentence double-murderer Scott Peterson to death for killing his pregnant wife.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS) Scott Peterson sat defiantly still and tight-jawed throughout a murder trial in which he never spoke. And to hear the jurors tell it, Peterson&#39;s apparent lack of emotion - from
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A long-time friend of Scott Peterson&#39;s took the stand Thursday morning as defense attorneys continued their efforts to save Peterson from the death penalty.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s fate could be in hands of a California jury by the end of the day. Tuesday, defense attorney Mark Geragos told jurors Peterson shouldn&#39;t be convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci just
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Scott Peterson&#39;s defense lawyers attempted again Monday to show that police ignored pertinent details while investigating the death of the former fertilizer salesman&#39;s wife.