A California man who has spent 15 years living on Death Row for the murder of his pregnant wife will be resentenced in November to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, a judge said Wednesday.
Scott Peterson, 48, was sentenced to death in 2005 for the 2002 murder of his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor.
The California State Supreme Court overturned the sentence in 2020, and Peterson has been living on death row without a sentence ever since.
Peterson's lawyers are seeking a new trial rather than a resentencing, claiming a juror committed misconduct by falsely answering questions during the selection process.
But Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said she wants to sentence Peterson in November before deciding whether he deserves a new trial over alleged juror misconduct
The court ordered for Peterson to be formally sentenced once again on Wednesday in order for the state to keep him locked up at San Quentin State Prison.
'This case has become more complicated. Sentencing Mr. Peterson should not be delayed,' the judge said.
Peterson will be re-sentenced in November regardless of all other legal battles currently underway pertaining to the case, KRON 4 reported.
Scott Peterson was sentenced to death in 2005, pictured, for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, in 2002, whose body was found in the San Francisco Bay. The body of their unborn son, Connor, was also found mutilated in the bay
Laci and Scott Peterson married in 1997. Peterson allegedly had an affair and was said to have been angry when he found out Laci was pregnant
Peterson, center, with his lawyers Mark Geragos, left, and Pat Harris during court in 2004
Stanislaus County District Attorney
