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 ...
He ought to be less puffed up! He is only one of an ever-increasing mob of TV lawyers!
Hey they do have some, still none of Connor's bedroom. Thanks though. :-)
lol!! Hey but Hollywood and all those rocks stars who haven`t voted in the past 10 years are out in force with the "Rock the vote" thing.
Hergus, are you talking about the Court TV photos? I looked through them, and I did see one of the nursery! There were a lot, you might've accidentally missed it.
It's a sad little picture... you may WANT to miss it... I kind of wish I had missed it.
The police got the newest fishing license from SP on Dec. 27, 2002. At least the evidence bag is dated that day. Sounds like it was at his warehouse. I'm laying the license fiasco squarely on the clerk's shoulders.
Those A&E pictures are good! And yes, there's Amber, with her maternity top. I think someone really had to work to get that picture!
Hey, I read a story about how the judge dressed down the police because one of them violated the gag order.
Seems so unfair, when certain others never seem to have complied with it at all! But I notice that at the end of his tirade to the police, Judge Delucchi reportedly looked out at others in the courtroom, reiterated that there was a gag order, and pointedly said, "It applies to parents, as well!"
Look again.....it's there, near the end.
I missed it, well at least it's there and I can grab it. Dark Blue walls?
They need to gag Janie!
Yeah, maybe it looks better in the natural light.
Hmmm, never thought about that, but you can bet Amber will go missing if this bird flies the coop!
My thoughts all along! Does the GAG order only go ONE WAY? Is there some way to email this judge? I think I'll email this question to Nancy Grace.
Found it!! Now I'm not at the mercy of the shows to find them. Thanks all.
I haven't heard the Judge say ONE word to the flapping, yapping, Peterson's!!
Thanks, Dev.
There sure was a lot of activity that night!
Pinz
Believe me..nothing! (cabin is a co-worker/friend...used to be engaged to my best friend)
Dude, that's rough....slamming women and blacks all in one snipe!
I just started reading transcripts of the pretrial hearing.
It cleared up two things. The grand jury was used to get Scott's purchases on credit cards, bank records..The FBI agent helped with that for the GJ.
.The surveillance camera was used when they wanted to watch Scott's leaving and follow him..They did not want to park on his street..so they could use the camera to watch in the car on a screen where they could not be observed by Scott and he wouldn't be tipped off they were going to follow him. They would call and tip off other police who could follow when he left ,etc....
(So much for the drug connection?). This would explain why the house break in wasn't filmed...The camera didn't run unless they were ready to follow him when he left and he wasn't even home that night.
Even though I haven't seen it explained lately, the DEA set the camera up as they had the equipment.
The prelim was spent questioning the police honesty/ ethics, lack of tip followup/sloppiness, and the rush to judgement/vendetta against Poor Scott.
Probable cause found and here we are.
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