peterson penalty verdict will be announced at 4:30

[CARLA]

Well, it's over finally..!! I didn't think they would give him death, since they were taking so long to come to a verdict..!! They did what they had to do. We know there will be appeals.

Now the families can move on. I know SP's parents must be in shock. I do feel for them. Unfortunately their son killed LACI & CONNER.. Now he must pay with his life, how ever long that will take.

Has the GAG order been lifted ??? Will we start hearing from the Juror's?? It will be interesting to here what they have to say..!!

[lady cop]

hi Carla...the jurors were interviewed, i am sure you will catch excerpts on your local news. and the gag order is lifted. hey...happy holidays sweetie, i love you!

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by CARLA

their son killed LACI & CONNER..

Was that really the verdict? What was the charge? If this is so, it is really a very interesting one.

[AmericanGirl]

Originally Posted by Bill Sikes

Was that really the verdict? What was the charge? If this is so, it is really a very interesting one.

What was the charge.???..what have you been under a rock??????

[CARLA]

BILL SIKES,

Scott Peterson was found guilty of First degree murder on all charges for the death of his Wife Laci, and unborn son Conner on Christmas Eve 2002. The penalty phase of the case was just decided. SP received the DEATH PENALTY..!! I for one, think he got what he deserves..!! In my eyes he is one evil man...no soul, or remorse..!! Very strange person..!!

Was that really the verdict? What was the charge? If this is so, it is really a very interesting one.

Laci, Conner bill is law

http://www.modbee.com/reports/peters...-9215282c.html

President Bush kisses Sharon Rocha, mother of Laci Peterson, after Bush signed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act.

Sharon Rocha watches as President Bush signs the Unborn Victims of Violence Act during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Standing behind Rocha is her husband, Ron Grantski. The legislation makes it a federal crime to harm a fetus during an assault on a pregnant woman.

By MICHAEL DOYLE
BEE WASHINGTON BUREAU

Last Updated: April 2, 2004, 07:17:00 AM PST

WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed Laci and Conner's law on Thursday, giving Laci Peterson's loved ones some statutory satisfaction.
Her mother, Sharon Rocha, and stepfather, Ron Grantski, looked on as Bush took the last step on legislation that recognizes fetuses as separate victims during violent federal crimes against pregnant women.

A top priority of the abortion opposition lobby, the new law goes further than comparable laws in states such as California.

"Anytime an expectant mother is a victim of violence, two lives are in the balance, each deserving protection and each deserving justice," Bush said in an East Room ceremony at the White House. "If the crime is murder, and the unborn child's life ends, justice demands a full accounting under the law."

The House and Senate passed by relatively easy margins what is officially called the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Congressional approval, though, came only after the bill stalled on Capitol Hill for several years.

Advocates credit the Peterson case with helping ignite momentum.

"It's great," Rocha said of the bill.

"It's been a long time coming," Grantski added.

He reported his stepdaughter missing on Christmas Eve 2002, soon after her husband, Scott, said he returned to an empty house in Modesto after a day of fishing on San Francisco Bay.

The bodies of mother and unborn son washed ashore in the bay in mid-April. Police arrested Peterson a few days later.

Under California law, he is being prosecuted on two counts of murder, one for his wife and one for their unborn son.

Now, with Laci and Conner's law, the federal government has a similar fetal homicide statute for deaths associated with other federal crimes, such as those committed on federal property.

[Bothwell]

Carla, Lovemama, as a couple of Californians tell me how will Arnie being governor affect the DP.
When a DP falls into disuse in a state who actually resurrects it ? is it the governor, as I understand it the Gov has to sign the Death Warrant, will Arnie do it and why does California still have it on the statute if they never use it ?

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by AmericanGirl

What was the charge.???..what have you been under a rock??????

Hi, AmericanGirl, I'm not from the 'States - I don't know what the charge was. What was it, exactly?

[lady cop]

Hi Bill...read Carla's post above....2 counts murder. Laci was murdered on Christmas Eve while 8 months pregnant.

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by CARLA

BILL SIKES, Scott Peterson was found guilty of First degree murder on all charges for the death of his Wife Laci, and unborn son Conner on Christmas Eve 2002.

OK, it doesn't really matter what the charge was if that is the result! It does give rise to a number of points which I guess deserve clarification in law. I wonder how long it will take.

[A Karenina]

Bill, I'm not sure what you mean. The charge was first-degree murder for the wife, and second-degree murder for the unborn baby. He was found guilty on both counts.

The jury also confirmed the special circumstances that makes the death penalty possible in CA - premeditated murder with multiple victims.

Not sure if that helps.