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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 Peterson's 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 Court's decision reversing the original penalty phase verdict" would not be surprised by prosecutors’ decision. "The Supreme Court properl...
By DON THOMPSON, AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't 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 wasn't 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 this right.” Massullo is considering when to resentence Peterson to life without parole after Sta...