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SAN FRANCISCO
(AP) -- Scott Peterson is appealing the guilty verdict and death sentence he
received in 2004 for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son Connor.
Peterson's attorney filed the 423-page document with the California
Supreme Court late Thursday.
Peterson maintains his innocence and claims the overwhelming publicity
his trial received, incorrect evidentiary rulings and other mistakes deprived
him of a fair trial. Peterson was convicted in 2004 after a trial that his
attorney argues surpassed the O.J. Simpson murder trial in terms of publicity.
Peterson's attorney argue that the trial should have been moved from San
Mateo County after 95 percent of nearly 1,000 prospective jurors said they had
been exposed to publicity about the case.
The appeal is expected to take months, if
not years, to be resolved.
