Request denied: Judge rules Scott Peterson should not get new trial for 2002 murders

By Maria Leaf

Published December 20, 2022 8:48pm ET

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Request denied: Judge rules Scott Peterson should not get new trial for 2002 murders — Scott Peterson is escorted by two San Mateo County Sheriff deputies as he is walked from the jail to a waiting van Thursday, March 17, 2005, in Redwood City, California. Peterson was taken to death row at San Quentin State Prison early Thursday after being sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci. | (AP Photo/Justin Sullivan, Pool)

Scott Peterson, the man convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci in 2002 in California, will not be getting a new trial anytime soon.

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