Peterson Lawyer Got Witness Data, Police Say
REDWOOD CITY
Modesto police said Friday that Scott Peterson’s lawyer tried to trick the jury into believing authorities conspired to hide a sympathetic witness when, in fact, police detailed the account in reports given to the defense.
It was a blow in the short term to the prosecution’s double-murder case against Peterson because it looked like a detective intentionally deleted the witness account from his report after realizing it didn’t fit with their theory that Peterson killed his pregnant wife.
But it may now work in the prosecution’s favor as the trial trudges on into its second month, experts said Friday.
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