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| NEW LEGAL WRANGLINGS??? SETTING THE BAR HIGH! May 5, 2003 The family of Scott Peterson and his attorney, Mark Geragos, announced Monday they would not only prove the Modesto man did not kill his wife and unborn son, but that they would also find the person who did. Speaking outside the Stanislaus County courthouse, Geragos went on the offensive for the first time since taking over Peterson's defense on Friday. "We have set the bar extremely high," the famed Los Angeles defense attorney told reporters. "That's to prove that Scott is not only factually innocent, but to figure out exactly who it is who did this horrible thing to Scott's wife and Scott's son and to their grandson. That was their mantra to me when they first came into the office." "To all of the people who had doubts about this, that or the other thing in terms of comments being made, the people who know him the best are standing behind him 100 percent and they believe in this young man's innocence." "They've turned my head around and I think it's only a matter of time (before) we're able to turn America's head around." Earlier, unshackled and wearing a tailored business suit instead of red jail jumpsuit, Scott was back in a Modesto courtroom for the first of two hearings scheduled for the day on issues involving the case. Geragos argued that Judge Al Girolami should removed himself from hearing the case because a second judge had been assigned to decide a civil petition that sought the release of the eight search warrants issued during the police investigation and their supporting documentation. The defense attorney said having the case in two different courtrooms was contrary to normal procedures. Girolami disagreed and denied the petition. The judge did approve the addition of Kirk McAllister, a Modesto attorney who represented Scott earlier in the case, to the defense team. Moments later, in a courtroom across the hall, Geragos and McAllister were successful in convincing Judge Roger M. Beauchesne to keep the warrants under seal. Geragos argued that keeping the arrest and search warrants sealed would prevent his client's defense from being harmed. Geragos said he hasn't seen the records, but suggested they could include references to "psychics and voice stress analysers, all of which are totally inadmissible. If any of these things make their way into applications for search warrants and arrest warrants," he said, it would be prejudicial to Peterson. Geragos made the remarks during one of two hearings Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court in Modesto. Peterson had met with Geragos and McAllister for five hours on Sunday including the time when a public memorial was being held for his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner. Peterson's mother, Jackie, of San Diego, also told reporters after the hearings: "Our son is innocent, and we once again feel the truth will come out. We have faith in the legal system." Peterson wore a dark blue suit for his third court appearance in19 days, replacing the chains, sandals and one-piece jail jumpsuit he wore for earlier hearings. HOME LACI SCOTT INDEX INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS EVIDENCE-NEWS & ARTICLES |
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