July 29, 2004

Scott Peterson's Defense Scores Big Points

REDWOOD CITY – Before he got hired as Scott Peterson's lawyer, Mark Geragos went on TV and declared that prosecutors had amassed a "damning circumstantial case" that Peterson murdered his pregnant wife. It hardly looks that way now. Nine weeks into the trial, a stumbling prosecution has let a deft defense gain such an advantage that without a tide-turning moment, Peterson will probably walk, trial-watchers agree. Nearly every day, defense lawyers explain away details that once seemed incriminating. Posted by Webmaster at July 29, 2004 12:37 AM