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Was There Juror Misconduct in the Scott Peterson Trial 2 Decades Ago?
August 26, 2021
Nearly two decades after Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, a judge has ruled there will be a new hearing to determine whether there was juror misconduct. Arguing for a new trial, Peterson's defense team claims that juror Richelle Nice purposefully got on the jury to convict Peterson, because she had faced domestic abuse in her own life while pregnant, which they say she failed to disclose.