DA Won’t Seek New Death Sentence Against Scott Peterson

DA Won’t Seek New Death Sentence Against Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson is escorted by two San Mateo County Sheriff deputies to a waiting van in Redwood City, Calif., on March 17, 2005. Justin Sullivan via AP/Pool/File
The Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO—A California district attorney said in a court filing Friday that she won’t seek a new death sentence against Scott Peterson, convicted in 2005 of murdering his pregnant wife.

The Stanislaus County district attorney’s office said it would drop efforts to restore the penalty thrown out last year by the state Supreme Court. The DA said the decision was made in consultation with Laci Peterson’s family.