A judge shot down the defense's claims that a juror had committed misconduct, ruling Tuesday that the juror's untruthful responses had been a "combination of good faith misunderstanding of the questions and sloppiness in answering."
Scott Peterson is now being housed at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California, where his attorney says he'll be able to "have more of a normal prison life."
Scott Peterson’s legal team argued that juror Richelle Nice lied on a juror questionnaire so she get could onto the jury for his highly-publicized trial in the death of his wife, Laci Peterson, and convict him.
The much-anticipated hearing for Scott Peterson is expected to center on whether a juror was biased because of her own undisclosed past with domestic violence.
Scott Peterson's lawyer wants his murder conviction overturned on the grounds of bias and misconduct of juror 7, Richelle Nice, who said back in 2017 that she "did not lie to get on this trial to fry Scott."