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Law Practice

Dec. 15, 2004

Death and Distortion

SAN FRANCISCO - When the jury of six men and six women sentenced Scott Peterson to death Monday, at the very least they demonstrated the limits of what a high-profile, media-maven defender can accomplish.


By Dennis J. Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - When the jury of six men and six women sentenced Scott Peterson to death Monday, at the very least they demonstrated the limits of what a high-profile, media-maven defender can accomplish.
        "If you hire the lawyer with the most ...

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