Scott Peterson will not be granted a new trial over the 2002 murder of his wife and unborn son, a California judge has ruled. He was resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2021.
Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo denied Peterson, 50, "relief" in his appeal based on stealth juror accusations. He will not get a new trial. He cannot appeal and now has 120 days to submit any new evidence.
Massullo said earlier this month she would issue a written decision on a new trial by Dec. 16, though subsequently suspended that timeline.The latest development in the case comes nearly 20 years after Laci Peterson, who was 27 years old and eight months pregnant, disappeared on Christmas Eve in 2002. Their remains were found in the San Francisco Bay four months later.
Scott Peterson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife and second-degree murder in the death of their unborn son, pleading not guilty.Judge Anne-Christine Massullo speaks during a hearing at the San Mateo County Superior Court, Aug. 11, 2022, in Redwood City, Calif.Peterson and his legal team have maintained his innocence and claimed he received an unfair trial based on possible jury misconduct.
During the jury selection process, Nice told attorneys she had never been the victim of a crime or involved in a lawsuit. In a 2017 interview with "20/20," she said her situation never came to mind when she had filled out the application. "The Court concludes that Juror No. 7's responses were not motivated by pre-existing or improper bias against Petitioner, but instead were the result of a combination of good faith misunderstanding of the questions and sloppiness in answering," Tuesday's ruling stated.
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