Minute Order:  June 3, 2003

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

COUNTY OF STANISLAUS                    

IN RE SEALED SEARCH WARRANTS, WARRANT AFFIDAVITS, AND RETURNS, AND ARREST WARRANT

POSSIBLE CAUSE SHOWING - LACI PETERSON INVESTIGATION                                                                                                                            

NATURE OF HEARING:  MOTION TO UNSEAL SEARCH WARRANT RECORDS 

CASE NO. 1045188  

JUDGE:   ROGER M. BEAUCHESNE 

Bailiff: Rasmussen 

Clerk: P. Murray

Reporter: S. Lauzon   

Date: June 3, 2003                   

Modesto, California                                                                                               

APPEARANCES:                                                                                                                                

For the People, Deputy District Attorneys David Harris and Rick Distaso

Defendant Scott Peterson not present, represented by counsel Matt Dalton for Mark J. Geragos, Esq.

Moving parties: Contra Costa Newspapers, Inc.,

The Modesto Bee, Los Angeles Times , and Hearst

Communications represented by counsel Charity Kenyon,

Esq. 

Case is called regularly for hearing. 

Arguments presented to the Court by David Harris on behalf of the People, Charity Kenyon, Esq. on behalf of

the moving parties and by Matt Dalton on behalf of defendant Scott Peterson.                              

The Court takes the matter under submission, pending an in-camera hearing requested by counsel for the

defendant.                      

The Court is to make a written ruling by 3:00 p. m. on June 12, 2003.                                       

This matter is scheduled for an in-camera hearing on June 6, 2003 at 1:30 p.m., Dept. 5

MINUTE ORDER