Posted on 06/15/2004 5:32:05 AM PDT by runningbear
SCOTT'S FISHY FURY
By HOWARD BREUER
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June 15, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson hotly cursed and threw a flashlight after police grilled him about his suspicious fishing trip the day his pregnant wife, Laci, disappeared, one officer testified yesterday.
"I asked him what he was fishing for," Modesto Detective Matthew Spurlock told rapt jurors during the start of the third week of Peterson's murder trial.
"He had this blank look for a second or so, his eyes shifted a bit. And he didn't really answer the question.
"I asked what he was using for bait, and I got the same kind of response . . . this blank shifting," Spurlock said. "He couldn't really answer. Then he said, 'a silver lure,' and he held his hands about 7 to 8 inches apart."
Spurlock said that when he then asked Peterson to leave the house, he watched as the fertilizer salesman cursed through gritted teeth and threw a flashlight to the ground.
"It sounded like 'f - - -,' like it was being said out of frustration," the cop said............
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Mistrial denied in surprise testimony
Mistrial denied in surprise testimony
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BY GARTH STAPLEY
BEE STAFF WRITER
Last Updated: June 15, 2004, 04:20:32 AM PDT
REDWOOD CITY -- The judge in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial refused to declare a mistrial Monday over surprise testimony about Peterson's use of an obscenity shortly after his pregnant wife disappeared.
Superior Court Judge Alfred Delucchi gently chastised prosecutor Rick Distaso for pulling a fast one, but concluded that it was not a gross violation of trial procedure.
Also Monday, Sharon Rocha cried as she looked away from a large screen showing remains of her daughter, Laci Peterson. Minutes later, pictures of her smiling daughter splashed on the screen and Rocha quietly got up and exited the courtroom.
And two Modesto police officers said Scott Peterson seemed caught off-guard when first asked about his solo fishing trip.
Sparks flew after lead defense attorney Mark Geragos asked Delucchi for a mistrial, in a motion that drew snickers from the audience.........
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Angry Geragos Asks For Mistrial In Case
Police Officer Says Peterson Cursed
Angry Geragos Asks For Mistrial In Case
Police Officer Says Peterson Cursed
(AP)
June 14 (BCN) — A furious Mark Geragos asked for a mistrial this morning in the Scott Peterson double murder trial after prosecutors failed to inform him that a police officer overheard Peterson use an expletive on the night his wife Laci went missing. .........
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Prosecution slowly builds case in Peterson trial
Debate over merits of deliberate strategy
Vicki Ellen Behringer / AP file
Prosecutor Rick Distaso, third from left, gestures to the jury, during opening arguments as Scott Peterson and Judge Alfred A. Delucchi listen in a Redwood City, Calif., courtroom June 1, 2004, in this courtroom sketch.
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SORRY, CHARLIE!!
Ask any mermaid
You happen to see--
What's the best dump site?
Bottom of the sea!
ROLFLMGO! Bwaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Hey Dev - do you think he's havig a meltdown??
That would be amazing if they could show that.
I read somewhere that the neighbor, Mrs. Medina, was up early on Dec. 24 and looked out her window and happened to see Scott's truck in the driveway at just about 5:00 a.m.
Now, we're postulating that Scott did Laci in after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, right? So now I'm estimating a window of time for all Scott's body disposal activity--a window between about 8:40 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Still very possible, still plenty of time, but the time has been shortened up a bit, hasn't it?
Imagine how dissappointing it was that they could NOT go down that instant and get her??
I think he's a fool who probably has such meltdowns regularly, CO. He clearly has never heard of the saying, "Never let 'em see you sweat."
By making such a big production of the officer's testimony re: the flashlight throw and the curse, he really has ended up EMPHASIZING that evidence to the jury. Helloooooo? Anyone know any first-year law students who can come in and give Mark a few trial pointers?
I know, he doesn't seem to have any self restraint at all. He's defeating himself and not doing any good for his client. As to the side scan sonar pictures what I forgot to mention was that apparently when they overlay Laci's torso remains over the sss pictures, they fit perfectly!!
Mommy figure? Someone Scott perceives to be taking care of him?
Fish emulsion does come in a liquid concentrate and you mix it with water to dilute it.
If they can compare one of the weights brought up from the bay with one at Snott's house they can prove he was responsible. One could split the concrete and compare the minerology of each or they could compare the size coarse aggregate (rock part of the concrete) of each that was used (crushed or round river rock) to prove a match...as long as they have a sample from each it could prove decisive.....(I used to be in the business till Clintoon regime illegally shut me down- hence the name (this is where the plot thickens !)
Nah... but I have worked in corrections. Scotty would be at the top of my list for a wood shampoo.
Thanks for the info.
It gives me the creeps.....
Not my dogs....
We used fish emulsion ONCE, because they ate it, and the dirt around it, and BOY did they have bad breath!! LOL!!
Apprently they have just such an expert slated to testify!! He's toast!!
You OKAY???? Did you feel the earthquake??
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