TRIAL BY TELEVISION

The New York Post ^ | June 28th | LINDA STASI

[runningbear]

TRIAL BY TELEVISION

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

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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Police Say Defense Got 'Missing' Details Police Say So-Called Missing Details Provided to Scott Peterson's Defense

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.........

[runningbear]

thanks hergus.. kind of behind myself today... ;o)

[Jackie-O]

Probable cause found and here we are.

Thanks Meg...and I keep saying if there WAS any exculpatory evidence...we wouldn't be here either.

[MEG33]

What they have is questions for one oficer that only another officer can answer, apply MUD, questions about why eyewitnesses weren't followed up on(dog returned at 10:18 thus no need)...were unwilling to look at anyone but Scott as perp, apply MUD....Everyone who was investigated was not investigated enough, apply MUD. Attack, insinuate and confuse...standard operating procedures..

[Devil_Anse]

Yeah, this "snipe" poster is just another one of those immature guys who likes to get women's attention by being "naughty". He knows a fair amount of women follow this case, so a fair amount of women will be on this thread.

Regarding dissing of blacks, well, let him continue, and see what happens on this website when people get all racial. LOL.

[MEG33]

All were admonished and warned yesterday...Janey, the Peterson spokeman may not be on the witness list and we will still hear her assurances of Scott's innocence.

[sissyjane]

Mu husband just keeps piling them in the glove compartment, or the good old sock drawer,....

[Constitution Day]

*yawns*

I still don't see what's so compelling about this case and turn the channel whenever it's mentioned.
That goes for the Kobe vs. Katelyn case too.

[sissyjane]

Well--*yawn*, why don't you save your time and energy, and not read the threads about it either.

[Constitution Day]

Oh, stuff it. I was pinged to the thread.

[RobRoy]

Who's Kobe? Just kidding. He's the baseball player that was accused of raping some high school kid I believe.

Anyway, Like you, I scan past stuff that isn't geopolitical (or local) in nature, or just plain interesting - like the guy who bbq'd his kitty. But murder and rape cases are things I see as "jerry springer" stuff (unlike the aforementioned kitty thing of course) and they fall off my radar.

I knew there was a Peterson guy in the news but wasn't sure what it was about, although I suspected he was accused of murdering someone. But without some sinister link, like he was a creationist that killed an evolutionist or something like that, it just isn't that interesting to me - unless the USSC is hearing it for some reason.