Convicted killer Scott Peterson is scheduled to be re-sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for the 2002 murder of his pregnant wife Laci, then 27, and their unborn son, Conner.
Peterson, 48, was denied bail ahead of Wednesday's re-sentencing trial at the San Mateo County courthouse at 10 am PST.
He has spent 15 years living on death row after being sentenced in 2005.
The California Supreme Court overturned his death sentence last year after the court found that jurors who disagreed with the death penalty, but were willing to impose it, had been improperly dismissed.
The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office has said that after speaking with Laci's family they will not be pursuing the death sentence again.
Scott Peterson, 48, is expected to be re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday at the San Mateo County courthouse in California
Peterson (left) has spent 15 years on death row for the 2002 murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, (right) and their unborn son, Conner
Peterson (pictured in 2005) and his counsel are seeking a new trial due to alleged juror misconduct
Last year, the state's high court ordered Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo to decide if Peterson should be granted a new trial and if the alleged juror misconduct did take place during his 2004 trial.
The death penalty was thrown out after a court ruled jurors should not have been excluded from Peterson's murder trial for being anti-capital punishment.
The defense is also arguing in favor of a new trial after they say a juror, Richelle Nice, failed to disclose her own history of domestic abuse while pregnant in order to convict Peterson.
According to Peterson's counsel, Nice did not disclose that she had filed a lawsuit in 2000 to obtain a restraining order after her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend harassed her while she was pregnant.
The juror said in her lawsuit that she feared for her unborn child.
Peterson's attorneys previously said that when asked as a potential juror whether she had ever been a victim of crime or involved in a lawsuit, she responded 'no.'
His attorneys have also claimed that Nice deceived the judge to get on the jury for the high-profile case.
Peterson maintains his innocence and claims Laci was killed after disturbing a burglary at the couple's home in Modesto, California (pictured)
Investigators say Peterson took Laci's corpse out on his fishing boat, pictured, after killing her, then dumped the body in the San Francisco Bay
