Analyst: Delay in Peterson sentencing phase may aid defense
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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.
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Viewers interested in the Scott Peterson murder trial were given advance notice of when to turn on Court TV for the verdict Friday.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - In a surprise move Wednesday, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial postponed the cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress and sent the jury home for the rest of the week because of an undisclosed "potential development."   Judge Alfred A...
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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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Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling on federal sentencing had been keenly awaited for months because it was expected to resolve questions that had put cases on hold throughout the federal system.
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Testimony is resuming in the penalty phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial. His half-sister yesterday told the California jury that a death sentence &quot;would kill&quot; her parents.
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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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Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson have begun their counterattack, starting with a concrete expert whose testimony poked holes in a prosecution theory that Peterson used concrete anchors to weigh down the body of his pregnant wife.
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The judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial on Tuesday delayed the start of the defense case for a week.
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Jurors hearing Scott Peterson&#39;s double murder case will have two choices should they decide to convict the former fertilizer salesman, one of which would spare him a possible death sentence.
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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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The jury that convicted Scott Peterson saw a man with two faces: in public, a loving father-to-be with a steady job and stable home, and in private a cheating husband who yearned for bachelorhood and was willing to kill for it. Convicted Friday of murdering his pregnant wife and her fetus, Peterson must now present a unified image on two fronts &#151; he must convince jurors that his life is worth sparing while arguing to the courts that he was wrongly convicted.
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The judge in the Scott Peterson case ruled Friday that the jury will be allowed to consider a lesser murder charge that would spare the former fertilizer salesman a possible death sentence if convicted.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The judge in Scott Peterson's double murder trial dismissed the jurors for the day Wednesday, saying, "There's been a potential development in this case."   Judge Alfred A...
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The penalty phase of the Scott Peterson trial was postponed Monday following an unsuccessful attempt by the defense to change the jury or move the proceedings.
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The penalty phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s double-murder trial was delayed yet again today while lawyers and the judge in the case met behind closed doors with a man and his attorney.
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As they prepare to wrap up their murder case against Scott Peterson in the death of his pregnant wife, Laci, even prosecutors have acknowledged that their case has at times left jurors scratching their heads.