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MODESTO, Calif. - The parents of condemned murderer Scott Peterson hired two noted attorneys to begin his appeals. "Since he is innocent, we don't want him sitting there any longer than he has to," Lee Peterson, the former fertilizer salesman's father, said Tuesday. Peterson was convicted Nov. 12, 2004, in the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the fetus she carried. Death sentences are automatically appealed in California, but it can sometimes take several years for inmates to receive a state-appointed attorney. Peterson's trial lawyer Mark Geragos could have handled the appeals but said he felt the case warrants...

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The Peterson murder case is an magnificent example of America's continuing cowardice and moral occlusion. But for once, a bright line has been drawn which prevents the supporters of "a woman's right to choose" from hiding behind tortured definitions, incomplete phrases and naked appeals to selfishness, and forces the neutral majority to realize their complicity in America's greatest shame. Indeed, I am grateful to those few abortionettes, like Mavra Stark of the Morris County, N.J., chapter of NOW, who are bold enough to publicly articulate what is the ultimate position of their pro-death camp – that a...

Two People, Two Deaths Paul Weyrich Thursday, Mar. 18, 2004 Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) stated in a letter to South Dakotans that he favored acting "expeditiously" on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. In his June 12, 2003 letter, Daschle stated: "I agree with the Republican Leader that Congress should consider this issue expeditiously." The rhetoric of the Senate Minority Leader fails to match the record. The Unborn Victims of Violence failed to reach the Senate floor quickly. After all, Tom Daschle has a voting record slanted in favor of legalized abortion, having voted for the Harkin (D-Iowa)...

Peterson attorney wants $15,000 backPeterson attorney wants $15,000 back By JOHN COTÉ and GARTH STAPLEY BEE STAFF WRITERS Last Updated: November 19, 2003, 08:20:52 AM PST Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Al Girolami plans to hear arguments on releasing two pieces of evidence Dec. 3, when Scott Peterson is to be arraigned on the double-murder charges upheld Tuesday at his preliminary hearing. Defense attorney Mark Geragos asked prosecutors to release the $15,000 cash Peterson had with him when he was arrested and Peterson's Ford pickup, which police seized in December. "It's an expensive task for the family to fund this,"...

Spurred by the recovery of Laci and Conner Peterson's bodies from the San Francisco Bay, the rarely publicized legislative debate over injury to unborn children has become a nationwide discussion. In this dialogue, there is one all-important concept at the center of any valid argument: Violent acts inflicted on a woman that injure or kill the unborn child she carries have two victims - the mother and her child. The criminal case surrounding the deaths of Laci and her unborn son, Conner, has garnered national attention for its appeal as a human interest story and as a salient addition to...

Death certificates opened for Laci Peterson and sonPosted on Sat, Jun. 07, 2003 Death certificates opened for Laci Peterson and son By Brian Anderson and Claire Booth CONTRA COSTA TIMES MODESTO - The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office could not determine a cause of death for Laci Peterson, but concluded that her son was born dead. The coroner lists Peterson's manner of death as homicide. Death certificates for the 27-year-old and the son with whom she was eight months pregnant were made public late Friday. A judge agreed earlier in the day to allow release of the documents, but kept...

LACI'S HAIR FOUND IN PLIERS ON SCOTT'S BOAT LACI'S HAIR FOUND IN PLIERS ON SCOTT'S BOAT By KATE SHEEHY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 13, 2003 -- California cops searching Scott Peterson's boat found a pair of pliers with strands of his murdered wife's hair on them, it was reported yesterday. Prosecutors plan to introduce the potentially explosive DNA evidence and the tool, discovered stashed under a seat on his 14-foot aluminum boat, as key evidence at Peterson's trial, NBC News said. It was not immediately clear whether authorities will try to tie the pliers to the slaying of Peterson's pregnant wife, Laci,...

Laci Peterson's kin back fetal protection Excerpted:Laci Peterson's kin back fetal protection By Amy Fagan THE WASHINGTON TIMES Legislation that would make it a crime to kill or injure a fetus while committing certain federal offenses against the mother received a strong endorsement yesterday from the family of Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner. "This bill is very close to our hearts," read a letter signed by the slain woman's parents and siblings. "We have not only lost our future with our daughter and sister, but with our grandson and nephew as well." Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G....

Peterson Fetus Humanized By Media; NAGS Outraged April 21, 2003 Something momentous is happening in the Laci Peterson double-murder case: all the cable news channels are referring to the couple's "unborn child," who Scott and Laci reportedly planned to name "Connor." What the liberals would ordinarily call an "unviable tissue mass" in the womb has been humanized. The National Organization for Women - affectionately called the NAGS: National Association of Gals - is of course outraged at this respect for life. They say an eight-month-old fetus isn't alive at all, just as all those nine-month-old fetuses "terminated" by late-term abortion...

In an exclusive on-line interview with Time's San Diego reporter, Jill Underwood, Scott Peterson's mother Jackie and father Lee defended their son against allegations that he murdered his pregnant wife, Laci. Excepts from their conversation: Lee Peterson: We're grieving for the loss of Scott's wife and the baby. Our family is just devastated, and we feel an equal amount of pain for the Rocha family — Sharon and Ron and the whole family. But... our son is innocent. We know that. We've known it from day one. Jackie Peterson: They know it too. They supported him fully until the police...

Published Monday April 21, 2003 AP News Alert MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - Scott Peterson pleads innocent to killing wife and unborn son. Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.