Criminal Law
Scott Peterson Is Resentenced to Life in Prison For the Murder of His Wife and Unborn Child
Scott Peterson has been resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, a California judge ruled Wednesday.
Peterson, 49, was convicted in 2004 for the murders of his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner. Peterson was originally sentenced to death.
In August 2020, the California Supreme Court reversed Peterson’s death sentence after finding that potential jurors were dismissed erroneously, in part because they expressed general objections to the death penalty on a questionnaire.
