Scott Peterson finally moved off California’s death row

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Scott Peterson has been moved off loss of life row greater than two years after the California Supreme Court docket overturned his loss of life sentence for killing his pregnant spouse 20 years in the past, corrections officers mentioned Monday.

Peterson was moved final week from San Quentin State Jail north of San Francisco to Mule Creek State Jail east of Sacramento. A brand new mug shot taken Friday reveals Peterson, 50, with salt-and-pepper stubble in comparison with his earlier clean-shaven look.

Jurors imposed the loss of life penalty after convicting Peterson of the first-degree homicide of Laci Peterson, 27, and second-degree homicide of the unborn son they had been going to call Conner, dumping them into San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002.

The state’s excessive courtroom overturned that sentence in August 2020 after discovering that potential jurors had been improperly dismissed for saying they personally disagreed with the loss of life penalty however can be keen to observe the legislation and impose it.

A state choose is now contemplating if Peterson deserves a brand new trial after the justices individually mentioned his jury might have been tainted by a biased juror.

Peterson was primarily saved at San Quentin throughout that monthslong listening to course of partially so he would have higher entry to his attorneys.