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I think what is envisioned (by pie-in-the-sky Geragos) is that at the beginning of the penalty phase, they will read out a stipulation which will go something like this: "The following facts are stipulated, that Scott Peterson did intentionally cause the death of Laci and Connor Peterson, in violation of California Statute No. [blah blah blah}."

Then they would get right into the question of "for committing this offense, what should the penalty be, life in prison, or death?" Then, perhaps, the prosecution would emphasize the special circumstances, but w/o going into all the details of how the murders were done. And on to the discussion of whether there were aggravating or mitigating factors. (Such as Scott's rough childhood... oh, boo hoo hoo, they made him play golf when he wanted to go fishing!)