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A California judge says Wednesday that she plans to resentence Scott Peterson to life in prison Dec. 8 while she separately considers whether he deserves a new trial in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son

The California Supreme Court threw out Petersons death penalty sentencing last year, and a Superior Court judge said she will resentence him in December.

California prosecutors would not seek a death penalty for Scott Peterson again for the 2002 slaying of his pregnant wife Laci Peterson.

California prosecutors’ Tuesday decision not to see the death penalty against accusedmurderer Scott Peterson should come as "no real surprise" to anyone familiar with the circumstances surrounding the case, an attorney representing Peterson said.  Cliff Gardner, Peterson’s appellate attorney, said in a statement after Tuesday’s news that anyone who knows about "the new evidence presented in state habeas proceedings" and "the basis of the Supreme Courts decision reversing the original pen...

By DON THOMPSON, AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors said Tuesday that they wont again seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson in the 2002 slaying of his pregnant wife even if he is granted a new trial based on juror misconduct. But even that declaration wasnt enough to entirely take a death sentence off the table, Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said. “Laws change, district attorneys change,” she said. “I want to make sure that we do t...

A district attorney in California said that prosecutors won't seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson, who was ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California district attorney said in a court filing Friday that she won’t seek a new death sentence against Scott Peterson, convicted in 2005 of murdering

A Calfornia district attorney has dropped efforts to seek a new death sentence against Scott Peterson, who was convicted in 2005 of the murder of his pregnant wife and unborn child, according to a court filing.

A California prosecutor will not look for a new death sentence against Scott Peterson, the man convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son in 2004.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California district attorney said in a court filing Friday...