US Politics | Prisoner who spent 20 years on death row for murdering his family rejoins general population ahead of new trial decision
A PRISONER who spent 20 years on death row for murdering his family rejoins the general population ahead of a new trial decision. Scott Peterson was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife Laci and the second-degree murder of their unborn son, Conner, in 2004. 
APScott Peterson has been transferred out of San Quentin State Prison following the overturn of his death sentence '/ ' 
Peterson was convicted of the 2002 murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son, ConnerGetty He was sentenced to death by lethal injection a year later but has since been moved off of San Quentin State Prison's death row in California and is now behind bars in Mule Creek State Prison in Ione. Peterson's family told KRON4 that he was transferred to the new prison due to him no longer being a condemned inmate. "Today is Scott's 50th birthday, and he has been in prison for 19 years, and 189 days for a crime he didn't commit," his supporters wrote on Facebook. His death sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court due to an error made by a judge who presided over the original murder trial. READ MORE TRUE CRIME 
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MEDICINE AND MURDER How serial killer nurse got away with murdering 'hundreds' for 16 years However, Peterson, 50, was re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in December 2021. At the re-sentencing hearing, Laci's family called Peterson an "evil" "sociopathic" and remorseless killer. Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager said she will not be seeking the death penalty. Peterson will most likely be placed in the general inmate population of Mule Creek State Prison, said his defense attorney Pat Harris. Most read in The US Sun HORROR SMASH Seven people rushed to hospital as train derails at theme park FALSE ALARM Jerry Lee Lewis alive in Memphis after rock 'n' roll icon was said to have died SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall FATAL SMASH Four teens killed including 14-year-old mom in crash 'tied to TikTok challenge' HORROR DEATH Chilling last words of woman eaten ALIVE by raging bear while on the phone VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills "He's going to be around more people. He'll have more of a normal prison life." The fight for Peterson's conviction to be overturned is still happening as he is appealing for a new murder trial on the basis of alleged juror misconduct. Judge Anne Christine Massullo must make a ruling by December 15 to either grant or deny a retrial. Peterson's defense team and his family believe he was wrongfully convicted of Laci's murder. Most read in The US Sun HORROR SMASH Seven people rushed to hospital as train derails at theme park FALSE ALARM Jerry Lee Lewis alive in Memphis after rock 'n' roll icon was said to have died SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall FATAL SMASH Four teens killed including 14-year-old mom in crash 'tied to TikTok challenge' HORROR DEATH Chilling last words of woman eaten ALIVE by raging bear while on the phone VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills If given a second chance, Peterson will be able to prove his innocence in court with new evidence, said Harris, who was part of Peterson's original defense team in 2004. "This time it will be different because you are going to hear … a lot of things that were not brought up in the first trial. There has been a lot of new evidence uncovered. There are going to be a lot of things that were not presented in the first trial that will be presented," said Harris. However, Fladager believes there's "zero doubt" that Peterson killed his pregnant wife. The California Supreme Court reaffirmed the guilty verdict citing "considerable circumstantial evidence incriminating Peterson." Read More on The US Sun 
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Mule Creek State PrisonPeterson will likely be placed in the general inmate population of Mule Creek State Prison '/ ' 
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APScott Peterson has been transferred out of San Quentin State Prison following the overturn of his death sentence '/ ' Peterson was convicted of the 2002 murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son, ConnerGetty He was sentenced to death by lethal injection a year later but has since been moved off of San Quentin State Prison's death row in California and is now behind bars in Mule Creek State Prison in Ione. Peterson's family told KRON4 that he was transferred to the new prison due to him no longer being a condemned inmate. "Today is Scott's 50th birthday, and he has been in prison for 19 years, and 189 days for a crime he didn't commit," his supporters wrote on Facebook. His death sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court due to an error made by a judge who presided over the original murder trial. READ MORE TRUE CRIME SELF DEFENSE CLAIMS The reason why Sally McNeil allegedly killed her husband revealed MEDICINE AND MURDER How serial killer nurse got away with murdering 'hundreds' for 16 years However, Peterson, 50, was re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in December 2021. At the re-sentencing hearing, Laci's family called Peterson an "evil" "sociopathic" and remorseless killer. Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager said she will not be seeking the death penalty. Peterson will most likely be placed in the general inmate population of Mule Creek State Prison, said his defense attorney Pat Harris. Most read in The US Sun HORROR SMASH Seven people rushed to hospital as train derails at theme park FALSE ALARM Jerry Lee Lewis alive in Memphis after rock 'n' roll icon was said to have died SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall FATAL SMASH Four teens killed including 14-year-old mom in crash 'tied to TikTok challenge' HORROR DEATH Chilling last words of woman eaten ALIVE by raging bear while on the phone VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills "He's going to be around more people. He'll have more of a normal prison life." The fight for Peterson's conviction to be overturned is still happening as he is appealing for a new murder trial on the basis of alleged juror misconduct. Judge Anne Christine Massullo must make a ruling by December 15 to either grant or deny a retrial. Peterson's defense team and his family believe he was wrongfully convicted of Laci's murder. Most read in The US Sun HORROR SMASH Seven people rushed to hospital as train derails at theme park FALSE ALARM Jerry Lee Lewis alive in Memphis after rock 'n' roll icon was said to have died SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall FATAL SMASH Four teens killed including 14-year-old mom in crash 'tied to TikTok challenge' HORROR DEATH Chilling last words of woman eaten ALIVE by raging bear while on the phone VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills If given a second chance, Peterson will be able to prove his innocence in court with new evidence, said Harris, who was part of Peterson's original defense team in 2004. "This time it will be different because you are going to hear … a lot of things that were not brought up in the first trial. There has been a lot of new evidence uncovered. There are going to be a lot of things that were not presented in the first trial that will be presented," said Harris. However, Fladager believes there's "zero doubt" that Peterson killed his pregnant wife. The California Supreme Court reaffirmed the guilty verdict citing "considerable circumstantial evidence incriminating Peterson." Read More on The US Sun TRAPPED Kim is 'desperate' to finalize divorce from Kanye as he stalls court case again FRANK'S FORTUNE Inside American Pickers star's $6M fortune as he fights for life Peterson claimed that he went fishing in San Francisco Bay while Laci was at their Modesto home on Christmas Eve 2002. Laci and Conner's bodies washed up near Berkeley Marina, close to where Peterson said he had been fishing the day Laci disappeared. Mule Creek State PrisonPeterson will likely be placed in the general inmate population of Mule Creek State Prison '/ ' EVIDENCE PHOTOPeterson's defense team and his family maintain that he was wrongfully convicted and has pushed for a retrial '/ '
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