A verdict in the Peterson trial:
Jurors found Scott Peterson guilty Friday of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife and second-degree murder in the death of their unborn son.
The verdict leaves Peterson facing a possible sentence of death or life in prison without parole. A penalty phase of the trial is set to begin November 22.
I am indifferent about this verdict. I personally believe that he killed her- I have real problems with those who cheat on their spouses, and I find it inconceivable that I would leave my wife alone on Christmas Eve , particularly 9 months pregnant.
At any rate, I think he did it, but I don’t think the prosecution proved it. I guess it is a wash. Right outcome, wrong verdict.
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I agree with everything Jeralynn has written here:
I do not believe the charges against Scott were proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence was paltry at best. He was tarred by being a liar and a cheat. Scott Peterson was tried and convicted in the media, months before the trial started.
There was no murder weapon, no cause of death, no time of death, no identifiable crime scene, no witnesses. And a reconstituted jury that deliberated less than a full business day.
This jury as much said, “Someone killed her and there is no other explanation so it must have been Scott.” Shameful. That is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Like I said- I do not think they proved Peterson guilty at all. However, I really do believe he did it. Having said that, knowing what I know, I would have been unable to convict him were I a member of the jury. Got all that? I think he did it but I don;t think they proved it.
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Oliver states that my position on this verdict is ‘positively Kerryesque.’ To which I respond- guilty as charged.