SAN MATEO RULES, BABY!
Last week I had a brief but intense discussion with a friend of mine about the relative merits of living in San Mateo (my hometown) versus living in San Diego (her hometown).
If only that discussion had taken place now, as opposed to thursday, I would have had an extra feather in my cap: We got the Scott Peterson trial, baybee!
The only thing is, the only courts in San Mateo proper to speak of are juvenile (up on the hill) and small claims courts (near the Performing Arts Center). The former could handle a case like this, but the latter could not.
The other main branch of the county's criminal court is up in South San Francisco. But that's no fun!
BTW, the move probably has nothing to do with the fact that I had a month-long affair with Scott...
jk (:
Last week I had a brief but intense discussion with a friend of mine about the relative merits of living in San Mateo (my hometown) versus living in San Diego (her hometown).
If only that discussion had taken place now, as opposed to thursday, I would have had an extra feather in my cap: We got the Scott Peterson trial, baybee!
The Scott Peterson trial is coming to San Mateo County.Oh please oh please oh please! Actually, the interesting thing about this is that while Redwood City's courthouse is right smack downtown (it is the county seat, after all), San Mateo's court is up in the western hills of the city, near I-280 and the Crystal Springs reservoir. In this regard, perhaps San Mateo would be the wiser choice, as its location would keep the media frenzy from creating traffic gridlock in commute-intensive areas.
That was the order from Stanislaus County this morning as Judge Al Girolami moved the death penalty trial from Modesto, where Peterson lived with his pregnant wife Laci until she disappeared Christmas Eve 2002.
``I'm satisfied we can get a fair and impartial jury in San Mateo County,'' Girolami said. He ruled earlier that the trial would be moved to increase the chance of a fair trial, compared with publicity-saturated Modesto.
San Mateo County was the second choice of the prosecution, defense and the judge. Girolami chose San Mateo over his preferred county of Santa Clara because San Mateo could accommodate the trial in two weeks, whereas Santa Clara couldn't be ready for six weeks.
Girolami said he will hear the case if necessary, but that he hopes a retired judge from the San Mateo area can be found.
He did not say whether the trail would be held in the Redwood City courthouse or in San Mateo.
The only thing is, the only courts in San Mateo proper to speak of are juvenile (up on the hill) and small claims courts (near the Performing Arts Center). The former could handle a case like this, but the latter could not.
The other main branch of the county's criminal court is up in South San Francisco. But that's no fun!
BTW, the move probably has nothing to do with the fact that I had a month-long affair with Scott...
jk (:
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