Convicted murderer Scott Peterson returns to court Wednesday in an ongoing bid for a new trial to clear his name in the killings of his wife Laci and their unborn son.
Convicted killer Scott Peterson will once again go before a judge via Zoom on Wednesday as his attorneys with the Los Angeles Innocence Project argue for DNA testing to help prove their client didn't kill his pregnant wife.The daylong hearing before Judge Elizabeth Hill of San Mateo County Superior Court could determine whether Peterson's attorneys will be able to test key evidence that could help lead to a new trial.
She says Modesto police failed to investigate whether the blaze was related to the case. Authorities have said there was no connection.Peterson's attorneys say the evidence is available and in a condition that would permit DNA testing, "with an established chain of custody." Peterson is serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of killing Laci Peterson and their unborn son Connor in 2002.
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