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Scott Peterson (news - web sites), who is facing charges in the killings of his wife and unborn son, listens as prosecutor Joseph Distaso responds to defense attorney Mark Geragos's reasoning to dismiss the case during a hearing, Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, 2004, at the Stanislaus County Superior Court in Modesto, Calif.