Edie Alejandre, a carrier for the San Francisco Examiner, hands out copies of the newspaper's special edition carrying the sentence in the Scott Peterson Trial outside the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City, Ca., Monday, December 13, 2004. The jury returned with a sentence recommendation of death in the penalty phase of the murder trial. Peterson was convicted of two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife Laci Peterson and her unborn child. (AP Photo/Justin Sullivan, Pool) Photo taken on 12/13/04, in Redwood City, CA
A man holds up the San Francisco Examiner outside the superior court in Redwood City, California, December 13, 2004. A California jury recommended the death sentence for Scott Peterson on Monday for killing his wife and unborn son following a sensational trial that riveted much of the country. The jury of six men and six women, who found Peterson guilty on November 12, deliberated for about 12 hours before deciding that he should be executed for the murders of his 27-year-old wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner. With appeals, death sentences in California often take decades to carry out. REUTERS/Kimberly White
Cristina Rosas,18, of Redwood City, Calif., holds a special edition of the San Francisco Examiner outside of the courthouse in Redwood City, Monday, Dec. 13, 2004. The jury returned with a sentence recommendation of death in the penalty phase of the Scott Peterson case. Peterson was convicted of two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Ron Grantski, stepfather to Laci Peterson, holds up a newspaper after the verdict was announced at the courthouse in Redwood City, Calif., Monday, Dec. 13, 2004. The jury returned with a sentence recommendation of death in the penalty phase of the Scott Peterson case. Peterson was convicted of two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, POOL)
Scott Peterson sits next to defense attorney Pat Harris during defense closing arguments in the penalty phase of his murder trial at the courthouse in Redwood City, California, December 9, 2004. Peterson was convicted of two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child. REUTERS/Fred Larson/pool