REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Final arguments in Scott Peterson’s attempt to overturn his murder conviction were postponed Tuesday after one of his lawyers contracted COVID-19 and Peterson was put on “loose quarantine” at San Quentin State prison after his pod was exposed.
The hearing in the notorious case that dates back two decades had been scheduled for Wednesday in a Redwood City courtroom, but was rescheduled to Aug. 11, according to a courthouse spokeswoman.
Peterson, who was convicted in 2004 of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, weighing her down with cement blocks and throwing her body into San Francisco Bay, has been trying to make the case that juror misconduct tainted his original trial and he should be granted a fresh trial.
