Quandary over families at trial

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

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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.......

[Jackie-O]

Welcome back Rusty...nice to "see" ya! I will ping to transcritps..hoping that RG can find court transcripts for us..is that possible RG???

[Jackie-O]

Excellent question by a caller...why would Snott buy a 2 day fishing license when a year round cost less?? Ulterior motive??

[Jackie-O]

Oh these transcripts will be choice...great show!!

[Velveeta]

Nancy made a great point about Scott telling Amber that he was going to get a vasectomy.

Scott said Amber's daughter was going to be enough for him.

He had no other children, didn't want any children....Conner was in the bay and not coming back.

[Velveeta]

Not bad for the first day.

I have to say, I can't wait to hear what Geragos is going to spew forth tomorrow.

[Rusty Roberts]

Muchas Gracias Jackie on the transcripts if they come our way.

Just in what I've been able to read over today, we are all so on top of this case: Show Me The Money. We knew it wasn't really Amber, there was more below the surface, there was no way Scott could afford to live the life he and Laci were living without something else.

I never understood how they were able to live their lifestyle, and with the baby coming, life was going to become very real (financially and emotionally). Scott simply was not equipped to provide for Laci in this situation and he had Amber ready (she could have been anyone, just needed to tell him he was perfect and her dream) and Mom and Dad as backup.
I was thinking originally drugs were involved, his being on the road and also dear old Dad's shipping company (not to mention the international aspect of Scott's company. But I'm betting slowly, the defense is going to start painting a picture of Laci as a demanding, status seeking, high living wife. I'm betting that Scott will lay out that he just couldn't satisfy her "needs" financially as the case starts to fall apart... the old blame the victim.

MotherInLawFromHell will be leading the charge on this platform when the day comes.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Hello, All.

I was good and spent my son's birthday hanging out with him and the family in the dining room, never once coming down to look for Laci info.

He finally went to his room to play video games. Whew! It was killing me!

Can't wait to read transcripts of EVERYTHING. He's even guiltier than we thought! (Is that possible???)

Pinz
Able to wait patiently for Geragos' spew of lies tomorrow. lol

[Jackie-O]

Oh yeeesss...we will be waiting with baited breath to pick that apart.

[Velveeta]

Nice to see you again.

[Velveeta]

He's so guilty they're going to have to hang him twice.

Happy Birthday to your son!

[Jackie-O]

Are ya here maggs??

[Jackie-O]

He's so guilty they're going to have to hang him twice.

Once for each life he took....(sigh)

[pinz-n-needlez]

lol Absolutely.

Thank you, I'll pass it on. :-)

Pinz

[pinz-n-needlez]

They should hang him three times, the third one just on general priniple!

Pinz

[pinz-n-needlez]

ER, principle.

[Jackie-O]

Allred sayng that Amber will not be testifying this week..tapes in court for the jury today were lovey dovey.
Greta says that a tape was played of the night of the vigil telling Amber he was in Brussels.

[Jackie-O]

Hang him the third time for hiring his ass of an attorney...making us stomach his line of BS...

[Devil_Anse]

It makes me mad that, because the head of this poor victim has never been found, the s.o.b. who killed her has probably deprived the prosecution of some very key evidence as to exactly how she was killed.

[Devil_Anse]

Aha--the jewelry!

So even though she customarily wore this jewelry when she went out, it just "happened" that the time she went out and happened to be "kidnapped", she was not wearing it? How convenient for her heirs...

Never heard that about the tarps before. He sure had a lot of tarps. Who keeps a tarp covered with gasoline lying around? (Unless he wants it there to mask something else...)

[pinz-n-needlez]

Works for me!

Pinz