US EditionJudge Refuses to Review Scott Peterson’s Claim of Innocence
The Los Angeles Innocence Project says new scientific evidence could support Peterson’s innocence, and the defense plans to challenge the ruling in a higher court.
- On Monday, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Hill rejected Scott Peterson's habeas petition, refusing to consider new scientific evidence regarding the 2002 killings of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son.
- The Los Angeles Innocence Project filed a petition arguing that modern technology provides new insights into the crime, with one study suggesting Laci may have been killed up to 12 days after she went missing on Christmas Eve in 2002.
- Attorneys for the project wrote that the original case relied on circumstantial evidence, stating, "No direct, physical or forensic evidence was found supporting any part of the prosecution's theory or otherwise implicating ."
- In a statement, LAIP officials expressed disappointment with Tuesday's decision and plan to appeal to a higher court, while prosecutors continue to back the original verdict that led to Peterson's life sentence without parole.
- Separately, Peterson has a pending case before the California Supreme Court regarding alleged juror misconduct that he insists denied him a fair trial during his 2004 conviction.
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Judge Deals Scott Peterson a Setback in Innocence Bid
(KMJ) A Bay Area judge has rejected new innocence claims from convicted killer Scott Peterson. A San Mateo County judge ruled that testimony suggesting witnesses saw Peterson’s wife, Laci, alive after her 2002 Christmas Eve disappearance is inadmissible. The court also rejected arguments tying her disappearance to a nearby burglary, agreeing with prosecutors that the break-in happened after Laci Peterson had already vanished. Peterson was conv…
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Scott Peterson's defense loses bid to introduce witness testimony in long-running fight to overturn conviction
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