Scott Peterson’s lawyers claim ‘substantial new evidence’ exonerates him

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Scott Peterson’s lawyers claim ‘substantial new evidence’ exonerates him - Los Angeles Innocence Project has challenged ‘every aspect of the prosecution’s theory’ in an attempt to overturn Peterson’s conviction

Attorneys for convicted killer Scott Peterson say they have uncovered “substantial new evidence” that they say proves he did not murder his wife and unborn son more than two decades ago.

The Los Angeles Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal group representing Peterson, filed a nearly 400-page petition to the California Court of Appeals on Friday evening, alleging the case against their client is “entirely circumstantial.”

In the petition, the group arg...
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