Retired judge chosen to preside over Scott Peterson murder trial

The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Wednesday, January 21, 2004 | Kim Curtis

[Devil_Anse]

Whoa--that was quick! And looking at the details in the article posted by joyce11111, now I see why the prosecution didn't want him as judge.

Geez, I didn't even take the time to read up on the guy, so I didn't even have time to agonize about the probable result if he had heard the trial! I'm glad he's out.

[Devil_Anse]

Thanks for the article. I'm always glad when you post the latest Rickamorti scoop! They are always interesting.

This one seems, um, a little farfetched.

But... if she really spoke to Brocchini in MARCH, the question is, did she THEN mention the bit about sinking someone in the bay with weights? IF she did, then her story may be a lot more worthwhile than it sounds right now.

[Devil_Anse]

P.S. I can just imagine chatting with one's husband over dinner one evening: "Well, dear, how was your day? I stopped in a bar at lunch and a man came up and asked me if I wanted to have an affair. How was YOUR day?"

[Devil_Anse]

OLD SUCK-TOOTH!! LOL!!!

Scott needs to give up all these exotic pastimes like toilet paper crafts, and just do what other prisoners do to pass the time: cover himself with homemade tattoos. Let's mail him some ink pens and a pin!

[Devil_Anse]

The "hates Geragos" part should be easy; the "tough on crime" part, now that's another matter.

[Spunky]

SECRET WITNESS; SCOTT TOLD ME HE WANTED TO KILL LACI!

If this Peggy Gagnon is for real, it certainly would be a smoking gun.

I can only say, Scott had to either be high on something, drunk out of his gourd, or an absolute idiot to discuss killing your wife with someone.

[drjulie]

Thanks for doing such a great job on the updates & pings!

[drjulie]

"But... if she really spoke to Brocchini in MARCH, the question is, did she THEN mention the bit about sinking someone in the bay with weights? IF she did, then her story may be a lot more worthwhile than it sounds right now."

True, but her story is in the NE. Does this mean she sold it? If so, that may be a problem for the prosecution. Didn't this happen in the OJ trial? I think a potential witness was discredited because she sold her story.

[Diver Dave]

Well, now that Scaught is gonna be movin' on down the road to San Mateo, makes me wonder if the "500 lynch-mob folks" will be there to watch the cop car leave the jail like they did when Scaught arrived.

Better yet, maybe they'll form a caravan to the Bay Area. The media will likely try to follow with their camera crews.

Since Scaughty's social life has been altered, thanks to law enforcement, maybe the authorities will offer a gesture of kindness to him - like taking the loooong way to Redwood City. Rather than crossing over the Bay on the San Mateo Bridge, they could circle up past Berkeley, check out a few fishing spots, then back to Oakland and cross via the Bay Bridge.

A nice drive through the Embarcadero, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, and then the short jaunt down 101 to his new digs. Yeah, I think that'll work out just fine. :)

[Diver Dave]

Doesn't sound like she'll be a witness to me, unless she hasn't received a subpoena yet - The gag order and all that kinda stuff.

[Velveeta]

It seemed farfetched to me as well, but Brocchini did talk to her. I wonder if she ever took the lie detector test??

Must say though, I'll have to take a peek at her picture next time I'm in the grocery line. The part about Snotty asking her if she wants to have an affair rings true too!

[Velveeta]

ROFL!

[Velveeta]

Seems like he might have been quite the imbiber. Remember that pic of him with Amber sitting on his lap? He didn't look like he was feeling any pain that night either.

[Velveeta]

they could circle up past Berkeley

Of course, they would be doing this simply to avoid the rabid lynch mob and media. I love it! (insert evil laughter)

[Devil_Anse]

Just my opinion: You BET she sold it! And I think her story stinks anyway!

Not that I don't wish a secret, smoking-gun witness WOULD appear in this case!

[Devil_Anse]

Ah, yes! Fisherman's Wharf is so nice!

Bwahahaha...

I certainly HOPE those 5 million hecklers don't show up for Scott's arrival in San Mateo! Then we'll have to hear Carmen Sabatino pronounce that THAT place is unfit for His Majesty's trial, too.

Wonder if Scott recently got a fortune cookie in his jail food that said, "You will be going on a journey."

[Devil_Anse]

Me too, me too! I wanna see her "dumpy" looks and greasy hair!

This is ridiculous! Would Scott have gone for a woman that much older than he is? I doubt it. Not only is there the age difference, contrary to the male nature, but there is that little nagging feeling a guy like Scott might get, "Hmmm... an older woman might not believe my tall tales so quickly!" Plus, Scott is supposed to be such a practiced and easy liar and conner. Would he have just jumped right in with "You want to have an affair?" I doubt that seriously! I mean, talk about an approach that would send virtually any woman screaming in the other direction...

[Devil_Anse]

That's a good point, about his imbibing. I remember that in several of the early photos of him, some with Laci, people noticed that he looked "hammered".

[Velveeta]

She might have looked less dumpy and he may have mistaken the greasy hair for a Breck sheen, if he'd been sitting there for a while tossing back a few.

So who do you think is cuter, Victor/Victoria or Penny?

[Devil_Anse]

I think her vision was a bit impaired, too, considering she said something like "I noticed him b/c he is so handsome." Gag.

Notice how pat her answer was, as to why she remembered his name: the name Scott was especially liked by her grandmother, or something like that. It's like she's already anticipating people's doubts about her story.

And, I mean, let's think of the type of men who might have these affairs, men who are used to picking up women in bars for quickies, or something: would one of those men really announce his real name right away? Right there in the bar? I mean, seems like he'd want to avoid saying his full name for a while, considering what he was up to.

I don't think I ever saw a picture of the Victor/Victoria guy who claimed he went home with Scott. Er... I don't think I WANTED to see a pic of him! (And at present, seeing Michael Jackson's queer-guy-off-the-deep-end face on the screen every hour is quite enough, lol!)