[runningbear]

some excerpted online news of Scott Peterson prelim hearings!

"Weds Hearing Delayed Until 2:30 pm

Posted on Wednesday, November 5 2003 at 9:22 AM PST ----

Today is Day 6 of the People v. Scott Lee Peterson Preliminary Hearing.

The hearing convened at 9:00 am (PST) and the judge was advised that defense attorney Mark Geragos was still tending to other court matters in Los Angeles this morning. He is anticipated to arrive in Modesto between 1 and 2:00 pm.

After discussion by both the prosecution and the defense, today's hearing has been delayed and will resume at 2:30 pm (PST) today.

Any additional changes will be posted to the Web site http://www.pressupdate.info as soon as they are available.

All press credentials and passes into the courtroom for today's hearing are valid for the entire day.

[runningbear]

Pinging.........:

Court hearing resumes today, Nov 6, 2003 at 0930 hours, Department 2.......

[runningbear]

Pinging.........:

Court hearing resumes today, Nov 6, 2003 at 0930 hours, Department 2.......

[Devil_Anse]

Good morning, Runningbear!

[bvw]

Scott Peterson, in court recently, "has a need" for adultery, a relative says.

Well, if he had followed the advice offered on Philanderers.com, he (1) wouldn't have had an affair to start with (2) if he had one or more he would have been very careful to make sure it disrupt the life of his family, and thus (3) would not have murdered his wife (if he did).

(Learned of this web site on Philly's Big Talker -- WPHT, 1210 AM, Micheal Smerconish show, this morning.)

[runningbear]

Delay stretches hearing: LA case ties up Peterson lawyer

Delay stretches hearing: LA case ties up Peterson lawyer

Modesto police Detective Al Brocchini, front, a key witness in the Scott Peterson case, leaves the courthouse after the preliminary hearing was delayed. Brocchini is followed by Detective Craig Grogan, center, and Sgt. Mike Zahr. AL GOLUB/THE BEE

Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Scott Peterson's former girlfriend Amber Frey, walks in line Wednesday with others on the way to Peterson's preliminary hearing in Stanislaus County Superior Court. AL GOLUB/THE BEE

By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER

Last Updated: November 6, 2003, 05:59:50 AM PST

Scott Peterson's preliminary hearing on double-murder charges was postponed Wednesday because defense attorney Mark Geragos remained in Los Angeles to address legal issues in a murder trial there.

The hearing is set to resume at 9:30 a.m. today in Stanislaus County Superior Court, with Modesto police Detective Al Brocchini due to take the witness stand. Brocchini is at the center of a defense effort to try to show that evidence was mishandled and possibly planted.

Before Wednesday's delay, Peterson's hearing had already run the five days that prosecutors originally estimated it would last. It is now expected to stretch into next week.

Perhaps the most anticipated witness yet to testify, Fresno massage therapist Amber Frey, may not take the stand until Wednesday. Frey, 28, was Peterson's girlfriend at the time of his wife's disappearance.

The 31-year-old Peterson is accused in the deaths of his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

His preliminary hearing has crept along, bogged down by technical testimony about a disputed DNA test and most recently by Geragos' absence.

More than 40 journalists from across the country had gathered in Modesto Wednesday morning to hear Brocchini testify. Scott Peterson's parents appeared in court, but none of Laci Peterson's family was present.

While some Peterson onlookers grumbled that Geragos may be stalling, legal observers said it is not unusual for a defense attorney to have a preliminary hearing starting quickly on the heels of another trial.

"Attorneys do this all the time, juggle their schedules," said Laurie Levenson, a law professor and director of Loyola Law School's Center for Ethical Advocacy. "It's harder when they're in two different counties and you're commuting."

Darrell Mavis, the Los Angeles prosecutor lined up against Geragos, said he was scheduled to start a triple-murder trial two days after closing arguments in the ongoing case, but reached a plea deal in the second case.

Levenson said the timing in the Los Angeles trial, where the jury was deliberating and apparently stuck on legal issues, was a significant factor.

Some of the questions in that case are about the difference between a heat-of-passion killing and murder, a legal distinction that involves widely different sentence lengths, attorneys in the case said.

Geragos represents Karen Terteryan, 21, who faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of murder with a street-gang enhancement.

Prosecutors contend that Terteryan and Rafael Gevorgyan, 18, fatally beat and stabbed a high school senior, Raul Aguirre, when he intervened in a fight.

The judge in the case took the unusual step Tuesday of reopening arguments to address the jury questions after six days of deliberation.

The jury continued deliberating, and left Wednesday without reaching a verdict.

Levenson said responding to the juror questions was a crucial point in the case.

"It's fairly clear what the jury is focused on," she said. "You have to address their concerns now or there will be no tomorrow."

The situation with Peterson's preliminary hearing is different, she said.

Peterson is entitled to a preliminary hearing in an expeditious manner, Levenson ........

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[marshmallow]

More red herrings.

I'm totally unconvinced that the prosecution will claim that he killed Laci in order to be with Amber. By doing so, they pave the way for the "he screwed lots of girls" defense outlined in the article.

Much more sensible to suggest that Laci found out about this or one of the other affairs, they fought, blows were exchanged, Laci dies.

Article is BS.

[RGSpincich]

"He has a sexual problem and has a need to sleep with other women," the relative told Fox.

Ho boy. From finding the "real" killer to the Boggs defense?

[Labyrinthos]

"He has a sexual problem and has a need to sleep with other women," the relative told Fox.

My ex-wife had the very same problem.

[Yaelle]

Thanks so much for the pings, RB.

Legal beagles, tell me: WHY is it so necessary to have a clear motive for the crime, when the evidence will (I believe) show that Scott's the murderer? They are saying that the prosecution shouldn't hang its hat on Scott killing for Amber. DUH. He did not kill for her. I agree there. But why would the prosecution HAVE to have a perfectly clear, wrapped in a silk ribbon motive?

We all saw the conviction of that Green River serial killer of the 45+ women yesterday. What is his concise, neat little motive? Not so easy, huh? We can't expect to always know why people do the things they do. And the simple fact that most married people who are murdered are killed by their spouses (right? I think I've heard this) means that familiarity must breed some kind of contempt.

I can see that Scott was used to being Mommy's Darling and probably had a desire to be adored by a female ALL THE TIME, and new blood probably made him feel more like Mommy always did. Also, most people don't sleep around or kill because of their considerations for others. Did anyone stop to think that narcissistic personality types do not consider other people at all? They are all bit players on the great stage of HIMSELF. Therefore murder is just one way to get something he wanted.

According to The Mindhunter, John Douglas, this kind of personality probably has killed before. I did not hear Douglas say that he thinks Scott has killed before, just that when you see this kind of presenting personality, it's a possibility. Especially since Scott seemed to have been so sure he would never be caught and now seems sure he won't be convicted. It's like he has gotten away with an awful lot already.

[PJ-Comix]

The legal counter-punch would try to prove Peterson had no reason to kill for Frey, a 28-year-old massage therapist...

As Howard Stern would say, did she provide "happy endings?"

[BossLady]

"Scott Peterson might have had up to six extramarital flings, and defense lawyers will use his alleged bed-hopping to debunk claims he killed his wife to be with gal pal Amber Frey, sources told The Post."

Uh huh........;)

[Scenic Sounds]

"He has a sexual problem and has a need to sleep with other women," the relative told Fox.

Sounds like a fitting way to engrave his tombstone.

[Attillathehon]

"He has a sexual problem and has a need to sleep with other women," the relative told Fox.

The Bill Clinton Defense rears its ugly head.