California Supreme Court Overturns Scott Peterson’s Death Sentence – By Cortney O’Brien (Townhall) / Aug 24 2020
The California Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Scott Peterson, who was accused of murdering his pregnant wife Laci in 2002. She was eight months pregnant with their unborn son, Conner, and found washed ashore on the San Francisco Bay months after the disappearance. The case captured the country’s attention for months. And at the end of the trial, in November 2004, the jury found Peterson guilty of first-degree murder for killing Laci, and second-degree murder for killing Conner. He received the death penalty and has been waiting on death row at San Quentin State Prison ever since. Through it all, Peterson maintained his innocence.
Fifteen years later, Justice Leondra Kruger has reversed the ruling because, she argued, the trial judge at the time “made a series of clear and significant errors in jury selection” that robbed Peterson of an impartial jury.
California's top court overturns Scott Peterson's death sentence https://t.co/OgqdXMFXNR
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