Judge in Laci Peterson case refuses to select new jury for death ...
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The judge in the Scott Peterson trial Monday rejected a defence 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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A Los Angeles judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the remains of Anna Nicole Smith but ordered that her body be preserved until a February 20 hearing in the paternity case surrounding her baby.
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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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A California judge denied a bid by lawyers for Scott Peterson on Monday to move his case and pick a new jury to decide whether the fertilizer salesman should be executed for murdering his wife and unborn son.
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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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Although they disagree about whether it was the right decision, some Saginaw residents say they aren&#39;t surprised that a California jury Monday recommended the death penalty for Scott Peterson.
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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 judge has denied a bid to halt the execution scheduled this coming week of convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis, refusing to hear evidence the defense says would show he is innocent and identify another man as the killer.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - In a sign of growing  disarray among the jury considering the double-murder case  against Scott Peterson, the judge dismissed the foreman on  Wednesday, a day after another juror was removed midway through  deliberations.
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For the second day in a row, the judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial dismissed a juror, telling a reconstituted panel to once again start over with their pressure-packed deliberations.
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The judge in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Wednesday he would not allow the deadlocked jury to consider a reduced charge of manslaughter against the music producer.
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A judge refused to allow investigators to dig up the body of a former Knox County district attorney general to look for evidence against his widow, who is charged with murdering her second husband.
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The California Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider an appeal by convicted murderer Scott Peterson seeking a new jury and venue change for the penalty phase of his trial.
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A judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Election Commission's request that she temporarily set aside a ruling striking down several government rules on political fund raising.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Sharon Rocha, Laci Peterson&#39;s mother, cried quietly after a jury recommended Monday that Scott Peterson be sentenced to death for killing his pregnant life.
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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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SAN FRANCISCO The state Supreme Court has denied a petition by Scott Peterson&#39;s defense lawyers as they sought to delay the start of the penalty phase in his murder trial.