Scott Peterson Defense Opens in Murder Trial
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The lawyer for Scott Peterson, who is charged with murdering his pregnant wife, opened his defense on Monday, with testimony that he hoped would undercut
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - She is a regular at the Scott Peterson murder trial, rising before dawn to try to win a seat in the gallery, but Ginger Hood-Akers wants to make it clear she is not crazy and she is not a loser who needs to get a life.
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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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(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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The prosecution will tell jurors Scott Peterson is a manipulative, selfish, callous man who murdered his wife and their unborn child and destroyed the lives of so many others.
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Defense attorneys on Thursday challenged the lead detective assigned to investigate Laci Peterson's disappearance on his claim that husband Scott Peterson seemed uninterested in how the case was going.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson&#39;s former mistress is back on the stand for cross-examination at Peterson&#39;s murder trial.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s defense attorney, Mark Geragos, was in a joking mood Monday as he began the long-awaited cross-examination of Peterson&#39;s former mistress Amber Frey.
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Is Scott Peterson preparing to take the stand or was a recent jailhouse mock cross examination a ploy by Peterson&#39;s lawyers to make the public believe that their client wants to testify in his own defense?
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Prosecutors in the Scott Peterson murder trial introduced evidence from dog-handlers that authorities claim places his dead wife at the same marina where the former fertilizer salesman said he launched his boat the day he reported her missing.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Defense attorneys prodded Scott Peterson's one-time mistress about wiretapped calls between her and the former fertilizer salesman accused of murder, implying she did not fully cooperate with police...
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Scott Peterson&#39;s mother took the witness stand in the penalty phase of her son&#39;s murder trial. A frail-looking Jackie Peterson told jurors about her deteriorating health as defense
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A jury decided Monday that Scott Peterson should be executed for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, whose Christmas Eve disappearance two years ago was the opening act in a legal drama that captivated the nation.
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LOS ANGELES -- Jurors are offering more of their reasoning for recommending Scott Peterson be executed. Richelle Nice says she feels Peterson didn&#39;t show any emotion until the penalty phase of his trial.
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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. Oct. 18, 2004 - 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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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. One legal analyst says a delay in the start of the penalty phase in the Scott Peterson murder trial may only help the defense.