Geragos Will Not Seek Charges Against Laci's Family
http://www.ktvu.com/news/2240621/detail.html MODESTO, Calif. -- Scott Peterson's attorney, Mark Geragos, said Saturday that he would not seek charges against family members and friends of Laci Peterson who staged an impromptu raid on the couple's Modesto home and removed several items including a rocking chair and crib.
Geragos told the Associated Press that he was seeking to calm down the anger and rhetoric surrounding the high-profile double murder case which reached a boiling point on Friday.
"I am not seeking their arrest," he said. "We're going to try and resolve this through appropriate channels and not fight it out in the media."
The tone from the defense was much different than that which allegedly touched off Friday's developments. The Rochas family atttorneys -- in a press conference on the couple's lawn -- said Geragos had told them that "if you want war, you got war" after negotiations to allow the Rochas to enter their late daughter's home broke down on Thursday afternoon.
"We thought we had it worked out with Geragos (who represents Scott Peterson) that she (Sharon) could come in here (Laci's home) next Tuesday (June 3)," said Al Clark, one of the two attorneys the Rocha family has hired to attempt to gain access to the home of their daughter.
"He (Geragos) called us in a very loud, very boisterous manner (on Thursday) and said he's not going to allow anyone in the house...I called Sharon and this is right after she heard about the autopsy report and she was very emotional as you can understand and she just said 'I've got to do something.'"
When asked what exactly Geragos said, Clark said he was told by his partner Adam Stewart that the famed defense attorney said: "The words he used were 'If you want war, you'll get war.' I can only think that we were suppose to file a lawsuit to get back a wedding dress and photos. It just seems ridiculous to me."
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