LIFE IN PRISON

California Killer Denied New Trial for Murder of His Pregnant Wife

Convicted murderer Scott Peterson won't get a new trial, a California judge ruled, upholding a prior sentence of life in prison without parole.

Scott Peterson, the California man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son, has been denied a new trial. The decision by Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo comes a year after Peterson was resentenced to life in prison without parole, revising his initial death penalty sentence after the California Supreme Court overturned it in August 2020. Peterson’s request for a new trial had hinged on claims that a juror lied when she said she’d never been involved in a domestic violence case before. He now has 120 days to submit new evidence, but he can’t appeal the ruling.