Court Minutes:  April 21, 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: 07:12 pm
Organization: SC

CASE NAME PEOPLE V. PETERSON, SCOTT LEE
Case No.: SC 055500 A Date: 04/21/2004 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: 42
Judge: ALFRED A DELUCCHI, JUDGE Clerk: MARY HENRY
Reporter SEE MINUTES 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 23 .

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LARON JOHNSON PRESENT AS COURT REPORTER.

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9:30 A.M. : COURT AND COUNSEL HELD UNREPORTED CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS. DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT.

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9:35 A.M. : UNREPORTED CONFERENCE CONCLUDED.

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9:36 A.M. REPORTED IN CHAMBERS CONFERENCE WAS HELD BETWEEN THE COURT AND COUNSEL WITH THE DEFENDANT PRESENT.

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10:15 A.M. REPORTED IN CHAMBERS CONFERENCE CONCLUDED.

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10:26 A.M. SIDE BAR CONFERENCE WAS HELD BETWEEN THE COURT AND COUNSEL

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10:28 A.M. SIDE BAR CONFERENCE CONCLUDED.

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10:29 A.M. : COURT CONVENED . COUNSEL PRESENT. DEFENDANT PRESENT IN CUSTODY.

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THE COURT EXCUSED THE FOLLOWING PROSPECTIVE JURORS PRIOR TO HOVEY VOIR DIRE BY STIPULATION OF COUNSEL: 29524 (THIS PROSPECTIVE JUROR FAILED TO APPEAR) 8340, 8302 AND 29579.

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JUROR # 8447 PRESENT FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE IS EXAMINED BY THE COURT, DAVID HARRIS AND MARK GERAGOS, AND IS CHALLENGED FOR CAUSE BY MR. GERAGOS. PROSPECTIVE JUROR 8447 IS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE BY THE COURT.

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11:03 A.M. : COURT RECESSED .

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11:09 A.M. : COURT RECONVENED .

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LINDA SWANNER PRESENT AS COURT REPORTER.

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JUROR # 8396 PRESENT FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE, IS EXAMINED BY THE COURT AND IS EXCUSED FOR HARDSHIP BY THE COURT.

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JUROR # 8266 PRESENT FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE, IS EXAMINED BY THE COURT AND EXCUSED FOR CAUSE.

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THE COURT EXCUSED THE FOLLOWING PROSPECTIVE JURORS PRIOR TO HOVEY VOIR DIRE BY STIPULATION OF COUNSEL: 8458, 8362, AND 8413.

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11:15 A.M. : COURT RECESSED .

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1:30 P.M. : COURT RECONVENED .

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LARON JOHNSON PRESENT AS COURT REPORTER.

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JUROR # 29875 PRESENT FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE IS EXAMINED BY THE COURT, DAVID HARRIS AND MARK GERAGOS, IS DEATH PENALTY QUALIFIED, READMONISHED AND ORDERED TO RETURN ON MAY 13, 2004 AT 9:30 A.M.

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2:08 P.M. : COURT RECESSED .

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2:09 P.M. : COURT AND COUNSEL HELD UNREPORTED CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS. DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT.

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2:11 P.M. : UNREPORTED CONFERENCE CONCLUDED.

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2:22 P.M. : COURT RECONVENED .

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JUROR # 8441 PRESENT FOR HOVEY VOIR DIRE BY THE COURT AND IS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE BY THE COURT.

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2:25 P.M. : COURT ADJOURNED TO RECONVENE ON 04/22/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SCRWC, D- 42 FOR FURTHER JURY SELECTION.

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DEFENDANT REMAINS IN CUSTODY.

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THE COURT STATED THAT A TOTAL OF 49 JURORS HAVE BEEN DEATH PENALTY QUALIFIED.

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ENTERED ON CJIS BY M. HENRY DATE 04/21/2004 .

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