New attorneys for convicted killer Scott Peterson returned on Tuesday to San Mateo County courthouse to resume trying to poke holes in his guilty conviction for killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn child more than 20 years ago.
The hearing was an incremental one; it was to hear arguments on what documents to seal. In the end, the hearing lasted just a few minutes and both sides agreed not to seal the items in question. The LA Innocence Project suggests in court documents that Laci Peterson may have witnessed a Christmas Eve break-in across the street from the couple’s home in Modesto and been kidnapped and then killed by the burglars.
The filings in San Mateo County Superior Court represent a longshot bid to exonerate the 51-year-old Peterson, two decades after his arrest captivated the nation.Legal experts have told KTVU that Peterson has tried for appeals and new trials before, but now, his defense is trying a different approach...
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