Scott Peterson in court as judge could rule on DNA testing requested in 20-year-old murder case

SAN FRANCISCO -- Convicted murderer Scott Peterson volition look a justice remotely again Wednesday successful the latest effort to get a caller trial.

A justice volition perceive arguments astir whether to revisit DNA grounds successful the execution of Laci Peterson and her unborn kid 20 years ago.

The LA Innocence Project would similar items from a burnt-out van tested with state-of-the-art DNA detection.

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This includes the investigating of the full bloodied mattress recovered wrong the van, not conscionable a sample.

If immoderate of Laci's DNA was to beryllium recovered successful the van, that could spot her arsenic live erstwhile Peterson went fishing.

20 years ago, Peterson was convicted of murdering his woman Laci and their unborn lad Connor.

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Laci and Connor's bodies were recovered successful the San Francisco Bay successful April of 2003.

UC Davis Forensics adept Ashley Hall doesn't deliberation caller investigating volition marque a quality successful the case, arsenic Peterson's attorneys effort to revive a mentation that burglars killed Laci.

"The technology, the assays, the mode that we cod and analyse grounds has not changed capable since 2019 that these samples warrant retesting," Hall said.

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Hall is disquieted if the justice agrees to the retesting it could unfastened the floodgates for akin appeals successful different cases.

The prosecution argues determination is nary request for DNA investigating arsenic different grounds convicted Peterson.

Peterson is expected to look virtually Wednesday.