Who is Scott Peterson ( Murdered his wife and unborn child in 2002 ) Wiki, Bio, Age, Crime, Arrest, Incident details, Investigations and More Facts
Scott Peterson will remain behind bars for the rest of his life after his request for a new trial was denied on the grounds that his conviction was compromised by a biased jury. He was convicted in 2004.
Judge Anne-Christine Massullo found that the juror in question had not acted out of tort but out of emotions aroused by the proceedings.
Peterson's attorney called the verdict "disappointing" in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"It is only in the last few months that we have received new information that will prove that Scott Peterson did not kill his wife, Laci. And we will continue to move forward until he is freed." he declared. Regarding the verdict, the judge admits that juror #7 committed wrongdoing, but justifies this wrongdoing by writing that her past, her conflicted relationship with her boyfriend and her frequent memory lapses are all apologies for his wrongdoing." are. We respectfully disagree.
Scott Peterson’s murder convictions stand. Judge rejects juror misconduct claim https://t.co/VVXkD0SbJQ
— The Daily Democrat (@woodlandnews) December 20, 2022
Peterson's attorneys alleged that Richelle Nice was actively biased against Peterson and lied on her jury's questionnaire in order to gain access to the trial.
However, prosecutors argued that he simply made mistakes in answering some of the 163 questions in the 23-page document.
“He is contradictory in his answers,” prosecutor David Harris told the court. "But being wrong doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong or that you're a liar. Maybe she's not very good at filling out forms."
Nice said she had no bias against Peterson until she heard the evidence against him at trial.
Laci disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002 at the age of 27. She was eight months pregnant with the couple's child and they had been married for five years.
A few days after her disappearance, her mutilated body washed up on the shores of San Francisco Bay.
Prosecutors said Peterson wanted to escape married life and didn't want to take on the responsibility of becoming a father, so he allegedly killed the couple and threw them off his boat.
They said he killed her in her home, then threw her body - and that of the baby she was carrying - into the water.
Peterson was originally sentenced to death, but the sentence was overturned in November 2020.
He has always maintained his innocence. Some of his relatives, like his brother's wife, support him.
One said in November when his sentence was overturned: "We still need justice for Laci, Connor and Scott."
"We don't have justice for Laci if Scott is on death row because Scott is innocent."
But his sister called him in an interview with Dr. Oz a "sociopath" in 2021.
"I don't know why he did that. Laci was the sweetest, kindest person, so I just don't get it.
"We miss him all the time. We have been deprived of his presence.
"His upbringing...I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I'm not a doctor, but I believe in sociopathy and I believe he's a sociopath," she said.
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