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California prosecutors again seek death for Scott Peterson

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prosecutors say they will again seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson even as a county judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct during a trial that riveted the nation.

The California Supreme Court in August overturned Peterson’s 2005 death sentence in a case that attracted worldwide attention. Peterson appeared in court remotely from San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco, home to the state’s death row.

His sister-in-law says there has been no justice for Peterson's slain wife and unborn child because he is innocent. Laci Peterson was last seen on Christmas Eve 2002.

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