UpdatedTue, Apr 27, 2021 at 1:29 pm PT Reply(1) Scott Peterson, seen here in 2005, is back in court this year following developments in his murder conviction. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) REDWOOD CITY, CA — Convicted killer Scott Peterson will return to court in June for two new hearings, one on the penalty phase of his murder conviction and a second to petition for a retrial following allegations of juror misconduct in his original trial. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo on Tuesday set a June 28 hearing date on the penalty phase in a hearing in San Mateo County Superior Court. Peterson appeared via Zoom from San Quentin State Prison and waived his rights to a speedy trial for the penalty phase.