Laci and Scott Peterson
Posted on 06/28/2004 5:39:59 AM PDT by runningbear
TRIAL BY TELEVISION
By LINDA STASI
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Laci and Scott Peterson
June 28, 2004 -- ALMOST as riveting as an Ann Rule book, tonight's A&E special, "The Trial of Scott Peterson, (A Bill Curtis Special Report)," brings us up to the second on the case that has captured the nation.
How could it not?
On Christmas Eve, 2002, adorable "five-foot nothing," pregnant-as-can-be Laci Peterson took her dog for a walk. Whether she walked into the hands of a brutal stranger or was already dead at the hands of her loving husband, Scott, is the question now facing the six women and six men jurors.
(This number is not counting, of course, the country's newest media star, bounced juror Justin Falconer who was thrown off for violating jury ethics. Why haven't they charged him with contempt, by the way — instead of letting him be flown around the country to appear on more talk shows than Bill Clinton?) .........
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Peterson prosecution faces uphill climb
Article Published: Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 7:28:54 PM PST
Peterson prosecution faces uphill climb
By Brian Skoloff
Associated Press
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- As Scott Peterson's double-murder trial enters its second month, many courtroom observers say the prosecution's case appears to be faltering.
Defense attorney Mark Geragos has used several prosecution witnesses to make his case that the investigation which led to charges Peterson killed his pregnant wife was shoddily executed and designed from the start to implicate Peterson.
Geragos was scheduled to resume his cross examination today of Detective Allen Brocchini, the first investigator assigned to the report that Laci Peterson had vanished. Last week, Geragos got Brocchini to admit to several investigative lapses.
"It's still a horse race.........
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Peterson's prosecutors watch trial go downhill
Despite bad week, it's too early to panic, experts say
Harriet Chiang, Chronicle Legal Affairs Writer
Sunday, June 27, 2004
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Prosecutors have been thrown off kilter by their own witnesses. A juror who was excused blasted their case.
Sure, it's been a rough week for prosecutors in the Scott Peterson double- murder trial in Redwood City, but that's no reason to panic, say legal experts. It's still early in a case that's expected to last months.
"I'm sure the prosecutor has realized that he hasn't come close to proving his case,'' said former San Francisco prosecutor Bill Fazio. "But he should start getting his act together........
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The Associated Press
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. June 25, 2004 — Police said Friday that Scott Peterson's lawyer tried to give jurors the false impression that authorities investigating the death of his pregnant wife conspired to hide a sympathetic witness.
During his questioning Thursday of Detective Allen Brocchini, defense lawyer Mark Geragos got the man to concede that he failed to record a witness who recalled seeing Laci Peterson at the warehouse where her husband stored his small boat the same boat prosecutors claim Scott Peterson hid from his wife so he could use it later to dispose of her body.
Sgt. Ed Steele, a spokesman for the Modesto police department, said Friday that officials detailed that account in other reports provided to the defense. He said Geragos was trying to mislead the jury..........
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Police say so-called missing details provided to Peterson defense
Police say so-called missing details provided to Peterson defense
BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer
Friday, June 25, 2004
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(06-25) 13:43 PDT REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) --
Modesto police said Friday that Scott Peterson's lawyer tried to trick the jury into believing authorities conspired to hide a sympathetic witness when, in fact, police detailed the account in reports provided to the defense.
It was a blow in the short-term to the prosecution's double-murder case against Peterson because it looked like a detective intentionally deleted the witness account from his report after realizing it didn't fit with their theory that Peterson killed his pregnant wife.
But it may now work in the prosecution's favor as the trial trudges on into its second month, experts said Friday.
During his questioning Thursday of Modesto police Detective Allen Brocchini, defense lawyer Mark Geragos got the man to concede he failed to record a witness who recalled seeing Laci Peterson at the warehouse where her husband stored his small boat -- the same boat prosecutors claim Scott Peterson hid from his wife so he could use it later to dispose of her body.........
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Hey, about this revelation that Amber was allegedly "double-crossing" the police by talking with Scott in a way she thought wasn't eavesdropped on: IMO, that revelation could work in favor of the prosecution.
Seems to me that if Amber has been totally 100% in the police's pocket since the end of Dec. 2002 (when she called police), then the defense could have said, "SHE'S out to frame/get/suspect poor Scott, too!"
But this way, it is clear that Amber still had some good feelings for Scott (barf), and therefore it should be clear to the jury that she was NOT out to frame Scott, that she had NOT come to any premature conclusions of whether he was guilty or not--and that will make her look MORE credible.
ROFL!!!
Hey, I'll bet Brent and Amy feel really left out...
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
That's exactly the update that I knew was on, but couldn't watch/hear because my kids were making noise and the phone was ringing, etc., etc.
Kim and the Hawaiians. Oh, brother.
She had met neither Mr. Dream Man, nor his wife, but she and her Hawaiian friends (let's all cry "racism" on Geragos!) just up and decided to kill the pregnant wife on the night of the 23rd--or on the 24th. O-kay!
Hey, did everyone get that?
Oh, could that have been Kristin Dempewolf??
I think it has become crystal clear to all that Scott was LYING when he initially told police he'd left his house at 9:30 a.m.
They NEVER say he is guilty, cowboy.
Absolutely..She didn't shut off her "in love" feelings like a switch...negating the implication that she taped and investigated him, found out he was married and therefore had a motive to help "frame" Poor Scott.
She helped frame poor Scott because obviously is in on the murder...with others who carried out the dirty deed to get rid of her rival/ sarcasm....(Geragos MUD)
Any thing she says incriminating about Scott is suspect as she is the lied to girlfriend, getting revenge/Geragos MUD
Beth said that Brocchini finally said, "Look we investigated and cleared Kim McGregor" which shut Geragos up on Kim. She is a drunk and probably has some mental problems. She only met Peterson himself for the FIRST time on the evening of Dec. 24th.
You're going to the Abrams report? Have your Pepto-Bismol at ready!
Yeah buying the licence on the 20th and filling in the dates that day is HUGE in my mind. That was NO last minute decision.
LOL - exactly and the list could grow you know!!
I heard that on Nancy Grace's show. Catherine Crier isn't on here yet.
I've switched to Pepcid ..It doesn't spill when I'm listening, typing and venting!
It could be us, for all we know!
like Clintoon they would consider it a badge of honor to know they are disrupting the peace somewhere
Nancy Grace said Peterson's truck being still in his own driveway at 9:49 shows he was "IN" the neighbourhood right when Laci was um er "abducted"!! What C R A P!!
Except Peterson locked himself into leaving home at 9:30. Also on the 23rd, all Martha Stewart said was "what are we going to do with all these extra egg whites"? Maybe make meringue!! 30 seconds if that!! as I understand it.
No, no..She is so sick she formed the obsession fron afar(fatal attraction) and set out to kill her rival Laci./ or was it Amber or Ron or the homeless or the people in the blue van or the brown van or the tan van?...MUD..What the police did not do...MUD...Ron Granski: "If you can't dazzle them will brilliance, dazzle them with bull."
Jeez maybe my scathing email did something to Abrams. I'm sure there were a lot more than just mine.
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