Scott Peterson Case Study

golf. Since the disappearance of Laci Peterson the police were constantly tracking him. At the time of his arrest, he was carrying $15,000 in cash, had four cell phones, camping equipment, a gun, a map to Frey's work place that had been printed the day before, the driver's license for John Edward Peterson (his brother), 12 tablets of Viagra, and many other "odd" items. His hair and goatee had been bleached blonde. The police took this as an indication that he had planned to flee, possibly to Mexico. In my opinion, Scott was going to see Amber. I wonder if Scott all along thought that if his wife died then he could be with Amber with no guilt. In addition, Scott had enough money to start his life over, his hair was dyed acting as his disguise.

McAllister had met with Peterson prior to Peterson's arraignment. When Peterson was arraigned, he told Judge Nancy Ashley that he could not afford the services of a private attorney. Chief Deputy Public Defender Kent Faulkner was also one of the attorneys assigned to the case. Subsequently, Peterson indicated that he had sufficient funds to hire private counsel and attorney Mark Garages, who had done other high-profile criminal defense work. On January 20, 2004, due to increasing hostility to Peterson in the Modesto area, a judge moved Peterson's trial from Modesto to Redwood City, California. The trial, the People of the State of California vs. Scott Peterson, began in June 2004 and was followed closely by the media. The lead prosecutor was Rick Diastase, and Garages led Peterson's defense. Frey, who is the most hotly anticipated witness of the trial, did not know Peterson was married when she began a relationship with

The 1st-degree charge usually carries a potential sentence of 25 years to life with the chance of parole but in this case, the jury finds that "special circumstances" apply in Laci's death, and he could face a death sentence or life in prison without parole. The second-degree charge carries a potential sentence of 15 years to life. December 13, 2004 The same jury recommended that he die by lethal injection. To date, he remains on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California pending an appeal and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was filed with the Supreme Court of the State of California in 2015. I agree that the jury made the best decision in this case. Despite the media coverage, I’m sure it was difficult for