Court Minutes: March 8, 2004
Court Minutes
J2411H1 Superior Court - Hall of Justice & Records Print
Date:12/30/2004
San Mateo CJIS In and For the County of San Mateo Print Time: 07:36
pm
Organization: SC
CASE NAME PEOPLE V. PETERSON, SCOTT LEE
Case No.: SC 055500 A Date: 03/08/2004 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: 42
Judge: ALFRED A DELUCCHI, JUDGE Clerk: MARYLIN MORTON
Reporter LINDA SWANNER 2nd Clerk NONE
D.A.: GERAGOS/P. HARRIS Defense Co. DISTASO/D. HARRIS
Proceedings:FURTHER JURY SELECTION
Charges: PC187 (A)
PC12022.9 (A)
PC190.2 (A) (3)
PC187 (A)
PC190.2 (A) (3)
Minutes TRIAL DAY 2 .
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LINDA SWANNER, COURT REPORTER PRESENT FOR THE A.M. SESSION.
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9:26 A.M.: REPORTED IN CAMERA HEARING HELD.
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THE COURT ORDERS IN CAMERA HEARING SEALED AND TO BE OPENED UPON
ORDER OF THE COURT ONLY.
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9:30 A.M. : COURT CONVENED . COUNSEL PRESENT. PROSPECTIVE JURORS NOT
PRESENT.
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DEFENDANT PRESENT IN CUSTODY.
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AFTER REVIEW BY COUNSEL AND THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS THE COURT
ORDERS VOLUME 10 TO BE CERTIFIED: VOLUME 10: 3-1-04, PGS. 1840 -
1970, 3-2-04, PGS. 1971 - 2014, AND 3-4-04, PGS 2015 - 2215.
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9:40 A.M. : COURT RECESSED .
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9:53 A.M. : COURT RECONVENED, THE JUDGE IS NOT PRESENT . COUNSEL
PRESENT. PROSPECTIVE JURORS PRESENT.
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9:53 A.M. : THE PERSONS ON THE ATTACHED TRIAL SUMMARY LIST WHO WERE
SUMMONED TO APPEAR AS JURORS IN THIS CASE APPEARED AND ANSWERED TO
THE CALL OF THEIR NAMES, AND, THE PERJURY ADMONITION TO ANSWER ALL
QUESTIONS TOUCHING UPON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS JURORS IN
THIS CASE WAS ADMINISTERED.
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THE CLERK GIVES THE PROSPECTIVE JURORS A BRIEF JUROR ORIENTATION,
TAKES ROLL CALL, AND SWEARS IN THE PANEL.
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10:05 A.M.: THE JUDGE IS PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM.
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THE COURT INTRODUCED THE PARTIES, DEFENDANT, AND COURT STAFF.
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THE INFORMATION WAS READ BY THE COURT.
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THE COURT GAVE THE PROSPECTIVE JURORS AND OVERVIEW OF THE TRIAL,
EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF THE GUILT AND PENALTY PHASE FOR THIS
CAPITAL CASE, THE TRIAL LENGTH, DAILY TRIAL SCHEDULE, WHAT
CONSTITUTES A HARDSHIP, HOVEY VOIR DIRE, AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
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10:49 A.M. THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS PASSED OUT TO THE PROSPECTIVE
JURORS.
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PROSPECTIVE JURORS ADMONISHED.
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THOSE WITHOUT A HARDSHIP ARE ADMONISHED AND ORDERED TO RETURN ON THE
DATE AND TIME ASSIGNED FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE. THE PROSPECTIVE JURORS
WITH A HARDSHIP REMAIN IN THE COURTROOM AND THOSE THAT NEED TO
PROVIDE A VERIFICATION OF HARDSHIP ARE ORDERED TO RETURN TO COURT ON
MARCH 9, 2004 AT 11:00 A.M.
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11:00 A.M.: THE COURT, COUNSEL, COURT REPORTER, AND DEFENDANT GO
INTO THE JURY DELIBERATION ROOM TO CONDUCT HARDSHIP SCREENING:
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THE FOLLOWING PROSPECTIVE JURORS RETURNED FROM MARCH 4, 2004 A.M.
GROUP, PROVIDED THE COURT A VERIFICATION OF HARDSHIP AND WERE
EXCUSED: 190, 652, 4567, 4823, AND 26119.
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THE FOLLOWING PROSPECTIVE JURORS WERE EXCUSED FOR HARDSHIP FROM THE
TWO MORNING PANELS:
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74, 134, 155, 254, 320, 361, 378, 415, 603, 667, 746, 818, 875, 913,
5815, 5846, 5856, 5871, 5873, 5888, 5932, 15281, 16019, 20272,
29290, 29298, 29311, 29314, 29316, 29336, 29362, 29377, 29398, 22,
64, 99, 113, 218, 237, 343, 1001, 1110, 5803, 5817, 5823, 5838,
5861, 5885, 5904, 8131, 8141, 14231, 29351, 29366, 29368, 29380, AND
4440.
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1:00 P.M. : COURT RECESSED UNTIL 1:30 P.M. .
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1:35 P.M. : VALERIE CATHEY REPLACES LINDA SWANNER AS COURT REPORTER.
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1:35 P.M. : COURT RECONVENED, THE JUDGE IS NOT PRESENT . COUNSEL
PRESENT. PROSPECTIVE JURORS PRESENT.
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DEFENDANT PRESENT IN CUSTODY.
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1:35 P.M. : THE PERSONS ON THE ATTACHED TRIAL SUMMARY LIST WHO WERE
SUMMONED TO APPEAR AS JURORS IN THIS CASE APPEARED AND ANSWERED TO
THE CALL OF THEIR NAMES, AND, THE PERJURY ADMONITION TO ANSWER ALL
QUESTIONS TOUCHING UPON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS JURORS IN
THIS CASE WAS ADMINISTERED.
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THE CLERK GIVES THE PROSPECTIVE JURORS A BRIEF JUROR ORIENTATION,
TAKES ROLL CALL, AND SWEARS IN THE PANEL.
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1:50 P.M.: THE JUDGE IS PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM.
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THE COURT INTRODUCED THE PARTIES, DEFENDANT, AND COURT STAFF.
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THE INFORMATION WAS READ BY THE COURT.
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THE COURT GAVE THE PROSPECTIVE JURORS AN OVERVIEW OF THE TRIAL,
EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF THE GUILT AND PENALTY PHASE FOR THIS
CAPITAL CASE, THE TRIAL LENGTH, DAILY TRIAL SCHEDULE, WHAT
CONSTITUTES A HARDSHIP, HOVEY VOIR DIRE, AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
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2:25 P.M.: THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS PASSED OUT TO THE PROSPECTIVE
JURORS.
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THOSE WITHOUT A HARDSHIP ARE ADMONISHED AND ORDERED TO RETURN ON THE
DATE AND TIME ASSIGNED FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE. THE PROSPECTIVE JURORS
WITH A HARDSHIP REMAIN IN THE COURTROOM AND THOSE THAT NEED TO
PROVIDE A VERIFICATION OF HARDSHIP ARE ORDERED TO RETURN TO COURT ON
MARCH 9, 2004 AT 2:30 P.M.
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PROSPECTIVE JURORS ADMONISHED.
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THE FOLLOWING PROSPECTIVE JURORS RETURNED FROM THE MARCH 4, 2004 -
P.M. GROUP. THEY PROVIDED VERIFICATION OF THEIR HARDSHIP AND WERE
EXCUSED: 4873, 4904, 4918, 4920, 4936, 5779, 11416, 21257, 21271,
21306, 21349, AND 21280.
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THE FOLLOWING PROSPECTIVE JURORS WERE EXCUSED FOR HARDSHIP FROM THE
P.M. GROUPS: 6230, 6208, 6291, 879, 6284, 6189, 6119, 6205, 6139,
6003, 6110, 6023, 6084, 360, 6252, 6073, 6067, 6054, 462,5965, 153,
431, 6161, 6145, 6216, 6156, 496, 1040, 6171, 6182, 947, 6272, 5979,
962, 189, 9470, 6083, 5982, 6079, 6120, 6113, 192, 6264, 20283,
5953, 6105, 6379, 6378, 651, 6015, 6245, 6103, 6018, 86, 6045, 5993,
6180, 12602, 516, 6158, 6107, 6055, AND 6038.
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DEFENDANT REMAINS IN CUSTODY.
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4:45 P.M. : COURT ADJOURNED TO RECONVENE ON 03/09/2004 AT 9:30 A.M.
IN SCRWC, D- 42 FOR FURTHER JURY SELECTION.
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ENTERED ON CJIS BY MARYLIN MORTON DATE 03/08/2004 .
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