Judge Alfred Delucchi scolded Modesto police Monday.
Posted on 06/29/2004 5:38:51 AM PDT by runningbear
Judge tells Peterson jury to keep quiet
Article Last Updated: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 3:39:53 AM PST
Judge tells Peterson jury to keep quiet
REDWOOD CITY -- The judge in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial Monday warned all of the trial participants not to talk about the case to the media.
Judge Alfred Delucchi was responding to stories that surfaced at the end of last week, when a representative of the Modesto Police Department publicly defended Detective Al Brocchini, who has been the subject of harsh criticism by Peterson's lawyer Mark Geragos during his time on the witness stand.
"This has to stop. Go tell the chief he's going to have to sit on his people," Delucchi told a Modesto police captain. .........
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MONDAY
Judge Alfred Delucchi scolded Modesto police Monday.
Lead defense attorney Mark Geragos continued his quest to show that Modesto police zeroed in on his client, Scott Peterson, while ignoring other credible leads that poured in after 27-year-old Laci Peterson was reported missing.
First Geragos pointed to Kim McGregor, a neighbor who admitted to police that she stole a video camera, several jackets and Laci Peterson's Social Security card from the Petersons' Covena Avenue home.
He also suggested that Amber Frey, Scott Peterson's former girlfriend, held back some taped phone calls from authorities after agreeing to secretly record her conversations with Scott.
The suggestions came during a wide-ranging cross-examination of Detective Al Brocchini, who took the witness stand for a fourth day.
Also, Superior Court Judge Alfred Delucchi released dozens ........
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Defense turns to other suspects
The judge in the Peterson trial released photos Monday, including this one of the rags Scott Peterson said he took out of the washing machine when he returned from fishing Dec. 24, 2002.
Defense turns to other suspects
Evidence photo released Monday by the judge in the Peterson trial.
Evidence photo released Monday by the judge in the Peterson trial.
By JOHN COTÉ and SUSAN HERENDEEN
BEE STAFF WRITERS
Last Updated: June 29, 2004, 05:31:25 AM PDT
REDWOOD CITY -- Kim McGregor appeared to be infatuated with Scott Peterson, and she robbed his home after his wife disappeared.
Monday, Peterson's defense team pointed to the Peterson neighbor as an indication that police ignored other suspects in the missing-person case that turned into a double homicide.
Lead attorney Mark Geragos also suggested that Peterson's former girlfriend, Amber Frey -- after she agreed to secretly record her conversations with Peterson -- did not reveal some of the calls.
The questioning about McGregor and Frey came as Geragos cross-examined Modesto police Detective Al Brocchini for a third day. The defense scored a blow toward the end of last week when Brocchini admitted that he "excised" a key piece of information from a police report.
Sgt. Ed Steele came to Brocchini's defense Friday in an interview with The Associated Press, violating a gag order in the case. This led to a warning -- but no sanctions -- from Superior Court Judge Alfred Delucchi to the Police Department.
Delucchi reminded all of the participants that the order issued by Stanislaus County Judge Al Girolami before the trial began forbids not only the attorneys and police from commenting on the case but also any witnesses who have been subpoenaed, including family members of either Scott or Laci Peterson. The judge said that while he did not want to be a "policeman," he would not hesitate to use his authority to prevent anyone involved in the trial from talking to the media.
"If it doesn't stop, I'm going to have to do something ...........
(Excerpt) Read more at sanmateocountytimes.com ...
According to posts on Websleuths.... Beth Karas said it's a new Distaso today. Came out with guns blazing. Bombshell info on body disposal came from Broccini on re-direct. Jury was rivited......
Howdy NN. Saw that Beth Karas stand-up a few minutes ago and had to come check to see if anyone posted the comments.
WOW!!!
Did you hear her say what sis posted at #61?? Anything to add??
let's put ourselves in Amber's place...
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I'm trying to put myself in Amber's place... I need a refresher on what happened with the previous married guy and that whole fiasco. It's been so long I've forgotten.
What if, Sibley not only warned Snott that Amber wasn't to be used, but told him all about Amber's history and he though she would be just perfect. What if scheming Snott saw her as one with the perfect past that could fit his fantasy crime.. I think he was stringing her along with calls and trying to set her up. I think that's why she went to the police because she must have realized how vulnerable she was. With that in mind, why would she want to have any private chats with that sick SOB. No, I can't see how she would let her guard down to speak to him out of respect for the good times. He let her know, through his lies about lies about lies that he was still lying and she really did not know who she was fooling around with and he was never going to tell her...cause he was hoping to use her as a scapegoat or someone he could point to (like the purple car).. It's a good thing she went to the police...
Lord this sounds like "As the World Turns", and I can't stand Soaps...
Thanks, I knew I wasn't remembering all of it!!
Holy crapolla!!
Regarding Scott's 1995 body dumping scheme, didn't hear the full report. Did catch that the judge was going to allow the hearsay testimony.
Hiya DD! Long time no see you--at last we meet again on another Modesto crime thread...lol!
redirect on Brocchini.
Distaso using Geragos's open door on recitation of tips to bring in lots of damning hearsay through the tip line.
lol Distaso's dumb as a fox!
Pinz
Well, if anyone is keeping count of "OMG" moments....this one should be added!!
GERAGOS FALLING APPART IN COURT!!
http://board2.courttv.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=137142
lol Wonder what Scott is doing?
Is he still sociopathically stoic?
Pinz
I can't wait until the 2:30 report.
Beth's report on Amber having a guy tell her that his wife was dead (other than Scott) didn't settle into my brain.
Is this the 'real' story that we only thought was told by Scott?
Does she know every pathological loser in northern California?
Did Scott hear a good story and decide to use it as his own?
Somebody help me out here. :-)
Pinz
Fox is reporting on Dayside, Stan Goldman said prosecution dropped a bombshell of it's own today, Scott had a conversation with a friend, talking about how they would get rid of a body if they ever had to, Scott said he'd get a boat, tie weights on the arms, legs and head, and sink it in the ocean, said if it ever did float to shore, the head and arms would be gone and it would be unidentifiable......
I wonder how the WHOLE Peterson caln will react to this today...they're always yapping on the way out...let them 'splain this one away....
Ping...Did you catch any of this yet??
caln=clan
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