{"id":1603722,"date":"2022-08-12T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1603722"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:40:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:40:26","slug":"convicted-murderer-calls-for-mistrial-nearly-20-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-murderer-calls-for-mistrial-nearly-20-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted murderer calls for mistrial nearly 20 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconvicted-murderer-calls-for-mistrial-nearly-20-years-later%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1603722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2737183\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2737183\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2737183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22223747403306-656x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Peterson walks into a courtroom at the San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Peterson is in court for a hearing to determine whether he gets a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu, Pool)\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22223747403306-656x437-1.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22223747403306-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22223747403306-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22223747403306-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2737183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Peterson walks into a courtroom at the San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Peterson is in court for a hearing to determine whether he gets a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>Updated 1:40 PM PT \u2013 Friday, August 12, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>New developments arise in convicted murderer Scott Peterson\u2019s fight for a mistrial. His attorneys are calling for a mistrial in his 2004 conviction. On Thursday, Peterson appeared in court. It was there that his lawyers made one last effort to grant their client a new trial. Peterson was found guilty of killing his wife Laci and their unborn child Connor in 2002.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scott Peterson enters the courtroom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/47rjtNln1l\">https:\/\/t.co\/47rjtNln1l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hkQpy2ASfE\">pic.twitter.com\/hkQpy2ASfE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cathyrusson\/status\/1557775530430046208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was during this first trial that one of the jurors appears to have failed to fill out their questionnaire properly and correctly. Jane Peterson, the convicted murderer\u2019s sister-in-law spoke about the revelation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI believe in this evidentiary hearing, there was at least four, maybe five documents that were admitted as exhibits that were signed by juror seven under penalty of perjury for different circumstances, but were submitted to the court for various reasons and they all contradict each other,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Juror number seven, identified as Richelle Nice, neglected to declare to the court that she had filed a restraining order while pregnant in 2000. Nice also forgot to mention that she had been a victim of domestic abuse from her boyfriend while she was pregnant in 2001.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy brother in law was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son. And Richelle Nice was a victim of domestic violence while she was pregnant and also a victim where she filed for a restraining order while pregnant. And that\u2019s information that should have been disclosed on her jury questionnaire,\u201d Peterson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Peterson\u2019s legal team argued that Nice\u2019s failure to declare this information led to a major conflict of interest, as the subject matter of the case directly related to her own experience. His attorney claimed that Nice made this omission intentionally as a way to garner fame in a high-profile case, while being biased against his client.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors shot back at this argument. They claimed she came in with no agenda and didn\u2019t disclose her domestic issues in the 20-plus page juror questionnaire because she didn\u2019t think it was relevant to this case.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWell, I think I think what we heard today is that Scott did not have an impartial juror. And as Cliff ended with, she did not take her oath lightly. She did not take her oath lightly when she signed her jury questionnaire under penalty of perjury,\u201d said Peterson. \u201cAs Dave Harris said, she wasn\u2019t really good at filling out forms. And almost every form that was admitted into evidence that was signed under penalty of perjury had wrong information on it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Peterson\u2019s sister-in-law, who had been speaking to the press about the newest developments in his case, pushed for the new trial. She stated that she will testify against him if it is granted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis was a capital murder case. And her questionnaire was signed under penalty of perjury and the Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant, an impartial jury. Scott did not have an impartial jury,\u201d she said. \u201cHe did not have a fair trial. And it\u2019s time for him to be granted a new trial.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The court has 90 days to reach a decision on the mistrial. The prosecution has stated they will not seek the death penalty if a new trial is granted.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/trump-blasts-fbi-raid-points-out-obama-never-turned-in-his-records\/\">Trump Blasts FBI Raid, Points Out Obama Never Turned In His Records<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Peterson walks into a courtroom at the San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Peterson is in court for a hearing to determine whether he gets a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct. 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