Quandary over families at trial

The Modesto Bee ^ | June 1, 2004 | Garth Stapely and John Cote'

[runningbear]

Quandary over families at trial

THE BEE Laci Peterson's mother, Sharon Rocha, next to husband Ron, could testify -- she talked to Peterson the night before her disappearance. THE BEE

Scott Peterson's father Lee Peterson, next to wife Jackie, talked to his son a few hours before Laci Peterson was reported missing. THE BEE

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Quandary over families at trial

By GARTH STAPLEY and JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITERS

Last Updated: June 1, 2004, 04:28:55 AM PDT

REDWOOD CITY -- Players in People vs. Peterson have hammered out ground rules on dozens of issues leading to today's opening statements, but have not touched a potentially explosive question: What to do with the families?

Scott and Laci Peterson's relatives regularly attended most proceedings up until jury selection. But many could be called as witnesses and, as such, normally would be excluded from the double-murder trial........

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Two death penalty trials cross paths

Two death penalty trials cross paths

By Michelle Durand, Daily Journal Staff

This morning, at precisely the same time, one capital murder trial ends while another begins at the Redwood City courthouse.

Scott Peterson, accused of killing his wife Laci, and confessed murderer Seti Scanlan have little in common aside from being two death penalty defendants in the same county, in courtrooms down the hall from each other. But, depending on the juries’ ultimate decisions, both could also end up together on San Quentin’s death row.

Opening statements begin at 9 a.m. in Peterson’s trial, thought to be the state’s most publicized case since the O.J. Simpson murder trial..........

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List Of Charges Filed Against Scott Peterson

List Of Charges Filed Against Scott Peterson

POSTED: 10:06 am PDT May 31, 2004

Charges filed against Scott Peterson, 31, on April 21, 2003:

COUNT I: On or about and between December 23, 2002, and December 24, 2002, defendant did commit a felony, MURDER, violation of Section 187 of the California Penal Code, in that the defendant did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and with malice aforethought murder Laci Denise Peterson, a human being.

SPECIAL ALLEGATION: It is further alleged as to Count I, MURDER, that the defendant acted intentionally, deliberately and with premeditation. ...........

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TINY CONNER'S 'MURDER' A PRO-CHOICE PARADOX

TINY CONNER'S 'MURDER' A PRO-CHOICE PARADOX

By ANDREA PEYSER

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May 30, 2004 -- HIS name was Conner. As Scott Peterson heads to his murder trial, a parallel battle is being waged in the California courtroom by the case's littlest victim.

Peterson's son, known as Conner - a boy killed even before he was born - is fighting for the right to be called a person.

Or is he a fetus?

Even before the trial kicks off, the confounding case against Peterson, charged with murdering his eight-months-pregnant wife, Laci, and the soon-to-be-born baby she carried, has managed to turn virtually everyone in America into a card-carrying hypocrite. ........

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Can the prosecutors make their case stick?
THE PROBLEM: The evidence on hand is only circumstantial

Can the prosecutors make their case stick?
THE PROBLEM: The evidence on hand is only circumstantial

Stacy Finz, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, June 1, 2004

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There's no confession, no eyewitness and, so far, no weapon.

But prosecutors contend they have enough circumstantial evidence to send Scott Peterson to San Quentin's death chamber for allegedly murdering his wife, Laci, and the couple's unborn child. Opening statements in the trial are to begin today.

Legal watchers .........

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Great news title:

A cheating husband faces trial for murder in city set against him

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TRIAL DAY FOR SCOTT PETERSON

SCOTT PETERSON Case won't be televised

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Prosecutors plan to play TV interviews they say are filled with defendant's lies

Scott Peterson said during this Jan. 28, 2003, interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC New's 'Good Morning America' that he was having an affair -- and that his wife knew it -- prior to her disappearance. The Associate Pres.......

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Lawyers polish their game plans

Lawyers polish their game plans

By Jason Dearen, STAFF WRITER

AFTER police arrested Scott Peterson in San Diego County in April 2003, an angry mob greeted him back in Modesto, carrying signs accusing the fertilizer salesman of killing his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child. During the 31/2 months between Laci's disappearance on Christmas Eve 2002 and the grisly discovery of the bodies on the shores of San Francisco Bay, a Fresno massage therapist and single mother named Amber Frey held a press conference.......

[runningbear]

so the trial begins!

[runningbear]

Pinging... the trial begins .....

[runningbear]

Pinging... the trial begins .....

[runningbear]

Pinging... the trial begins .....

[Jackie-O]

Thanks rb, I was just asking on the other thread if MG's request to bar Laci's family was granted..
Here we go!

[Jackie-O]

http://psychesknot.typepad.com/psyches_knot/

[runningbear]

yeah.... and a back to work day after the Memorial weekend... too short of course... ;o)

[Howlin]

There is a way around this: all the prosecutor has to do is call Sharon and her husband as his first witnesses.

Then they can sit in the courtroom.

And if it were me, I'd call the Petersons absolutely DEAD last; let them sit it out since they are the ones who are behind this "keep them out" agenda!

[Jackie-O]

Agree!!

[Velveeta]

Bye Scotty!

[CheneyChick]

LOL

[MEG33]

I like it!...This trial is supposed to take up to 5 months...Wish I could wake up tomorrow to the sentencing phase...;)

[Devil_Anse]

Good morning everyone, and thanks for the pings!

Okay, let's see. It's almost 7 a.m. in CA... what're they waiting for?? (lol)

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' CC. It's great to "see" you. Hope and pray all is well.

I'm putting on my wish list the chance to make the trip over to spend a day in court.

Five months to follow the trial and 5 months to re-elect Bush/Cheney.

[Jackie-O]

Hey girl! Glad to see ya back...today is the day!

[RGSpincich]

It's showtime!

[BonneBlue]

Thanks for the ping. I will be watchin from the sidelines.
The beginning of the end for scotty.

[Jackie-O]

Here's a funny discussion to read while we're waiting for info...Snott claims it's not him in the Amber pics...Abrams link too.
http://board2.courttv.com/showthread.php?s=e1316520e783655b1160ed7d374b8193&threadid=129729

[Neenah]

Just think....5-6 months of listening to GERILYN MERRIT (sp) talking through smiling lips !

[Jackie-O]

LOL!!
I wish I had access to tele right now!!