The Changing Tide in the Defense Of Scott Peterson:

Findlaw.com ^ | June 10, 2003 | Jonna M. Spilbor

[runningbear]

Pinging ya on a few stories here....

[runningbear]

Pinging ya on a few stories here....

[runningbear]

Pinging ya on a few stories here....

Yeti, if you get pinged, I could of overlooked double typed your name... Will look to make sure .... ;o)

[pitinkie]

thanks

[alloysteel]

So far, the case against Scott Peterson is almost entirely circumstantial. Time, location, and opportunity should be strong indicators that the possibility of Scott committing homicide on Laci and unborn son Conner is much higher than mere chance. Motive may be uncertain, but the extramarital activities by Scott do not speak well. What has not been revealed is a firm, inarguable link between the demise of Laci and son Conner, and actions by Scott that contributed to that demise. The prosecution may have this, if sufficient information may be gleaned from the autopsy report, by knowledgeable persons qualified to interpret that report. There may be other forensic evidence, that place Scott and Laci in proximity after the time he left the house on the way to the launch of the fishing boat.

I have watched a lot of TV courtroom dramas too. Makes me almost as good an armchair expert as anybody.

[MEG33]

Thanks.

[MEG33]

I have seen a lot of live trials on Court TV.It can be as tedious as watching grass grow at times.I am looking forward to the prelim as we may get a look at the evidence we are not aware of.I suspect Scott is guilty but haven't a clue as to the evidence beyond his suspicious behavior and the damning coincidence of his fishing trip and the location of the bodies.

[ftriggerf]

Hi, I have lurked since the beginning and just signed up for posting. Will you please add me to your pinging list? You post excellent information, Thank you!

[ijcr]

This is a case of trial by the media and an example of why gag orders should be the norm for all criminal cases. No
defendants freedom or life should be determined by who leaks the most to the press.

[Poohbah]

So far, the case against Scott Peterson is almost entirely circumstantial.

Most murder cases are entirely circumstantial, because very few people kill another person in the presence of third parties.

[Jackie-O]

Morning rb, all! Thanks rb, for all you do!
Devil, Yeti...you have mail!

[verity]

O.J. Lite.

[Mr. Bird]

There may be other forensic evidence, that place Scott and Laci in proximity after the time he left the house on the way to the launch of the fishing boat. I have watched a lot of TV courtroom dramas too. Makes me almost as good an armchair expert as anybody

My armchair expertise tells me that there better be forensic evidence, because simply being a cheat without an airtight alibi shouldn't be grounds for conviction of murder.

[Lanza]

Hey RB,

Just a little note, I was reading Dominic Dunne's column in Vanity Fair last night. He had lunch with Johnny Cochrun, and they touched on the Peterson case. Johnny said the police must have a lot of evidence we don't know about or they would not have asked for the death penalty. So, that's the word from the guy who got the wife murdering OJ off.


I am a little concerned about those body parts found. I guess there was some that got the coroner's attention about Laci and they are testing. If it's her, I am going with SP is a serial killer then, because I will never believe he didn't do it.

[alwaysconservative]

Personally, I have temporarily quit watching FOX or any other of the "all-Laci, all the time" channels. To me, this is not NEWS, it is sensationalism, and I won't contribute to the hysteria. There are much more "newsworthy" topics to report out there. Are you hearing me, FOX? You're losing me, and from the comments in my family, a whole lot of others as well.

[DB]

How about being at the location where your wife's body is later found the day she disappeared which is hours from your home?

The odds of that are astronomical.

[Lanza]

Runningbear

Please allow me to apologize for my bad spelling (Cochrun should be Cochran), and my poor grammar. I should have written "there were some body parts" not "there was some." I re-read my post after the fact and saw my errors. I am still drinking my first cup of java, and I am worthless until the second cup.

[DB]

He lived in San Luis Obispo CA when another young woman named Kristen Smart disappeared and was never found. They both went to Cal Poly University at the same time. Scott apparently met Laci there as well.

[DB]

If I posted corrections to all my grammatical errors, I'd be posting corrections to corrections...