Murder Charges Against Scott Peterson to Stand
Double murder charges will stand against Scott Peterson in the killings of his pregnant wife and the son she was carrying, a judge ruled this week, rejecting a defense motion to dismiss the charges.
Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Marie Silveira denied the motion to toss out the charges on defense claims that prosecutors did not present enough evidence of a crime during a preliminary hearing last year.
Defense lawyer Mark Geragos said evidence from the 11 days of testimony showed that Laci Peterson was abducted and that her husband could not have killed her.
Prosecutors said that claim was ridiculous.
Peterson, 31, is charged with two counts of murder that could bring the death penalty.
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