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California Supreme Court Orders Lower Court to Review Scott Peterson Murder Conviction
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Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence Scott Peterson received after being convicted for the 2002 murder of his wife and unborn child. In more recent news, the state’s high court ordered a trial judge to review the merits of one of Peterson’s post-conviction claims. Specifically, the high court was concerned…

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California Court Reverses Murder Conviction Based on Lower Court’s Improper Evidentiary Ruling
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Last month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a California homicide case discussing the defendant’s challenge to the lower court’s decision not to admit certain evidence pertaining to the victim. Ultimately, the court agreed with the defendant, reversing his conviction for murder in the second degree. In any California criminal trial, one…

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California Supreme Court Overturns Scott Peterson’s Death Sentence
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Earlier this month, the state’s high court overturned the 2004 death sentence for Scott Peterson, for the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson. Back in 2002, Laci Peterson, seven months pregnant at the time, went missing on Christmas Eve. A few months later, her body washed ashore near Berkeley, California. A short time later, Scott…

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