A judge has granted convicted murderer Scott Peterson access to discovery materials two decades after he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson. This decision represents a potential avenue for Peterson's case to be reviewed, although it remains unclear whether he will ultimately receive a retrial.
The judge presiding over the Scott Peterson case greenlit a discovery process for the convicted murderer on Monday, two decades after he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife.The newest court filing represents a win for Peterson, who was convicted of murdering Laci Peterson in 2002. He has been assisted by the Los Angeles Innocence Project since January of this year.
Whether Peterson, who is incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison, will be granted a retrial depends on how the discovery process proceeds.In 2004, Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife Laci and their unborn son in 2002. Laci, who was eight months pregnant, had vanished on Christmas Eve and was reported missing by Peterson a day later. Peterson claimed that he alerted authorities when he came back from a solo fishing trip and noticed that his home in Modesto, California, was empty.
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