Scott Peterson Seeks Change of Venue
Posted on Mon Dec 15, 2003 at 03:06:39 PM EST
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Mark Geragos, attorney for Scott Peterson, accused of killing his wife, Laci Peterson, and the couple's unborn child, filed a change of venue motion today. Geragos wants the trial moved to LA. His motion cites studies showing that 98% of the people in Modesto have heard of the case (no suprise there) and that 75% have formed an opinion. That's a problem, in our view. The trial clearly needs to be moved.
"The lynch-mob mentality that has been created in this case has become so poisonous that the nature of the news coverage has in many instances been reduced to nothing more than vilification," Geragos wrote. "The widespread, pervasive and negative nature of the police reports surrounding this case have made it impossible to seat a fair and unbiased jury in Stanislaus County."
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