new scott peterson book by his former lawyer

[lady cop]

AP) -- Scott Peterson is attempting to halt publication of a book written by a lawyer who was kicked off his case for violating a judge's gag order.A Superior Court judge declined to grant a request for emergency relief during a hearing Wednesday, likely pushing the case before an appellate court next week, Peterson's attorney, Mark Geragos, said Wednesday night.

"We're seeking appellate relief to prevent a lawyer who was employed for the briefest of times from capitalizing on that employment and violating his oath as a lawyer," Geragos told The Associated Press.

Matthew Dalton was employed with Geragos & Geragos during the early stages of the Peterson case. He was removed after violating a judge's order not to speak with the media. In an August 2003 conversation with reporters, Dalton floated a human-sacrifice theory in the killing of Peterson's wife, Laci.

Peterson was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his pregnant wife and their unborn son. His lawyers did not pursue the human-sacrifice defense at trial. His case is on automatic appeal. (Full story)

Dalton's book, "Presumed Guilty," is scheduled for publication December 13 by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The book's subtitle is "What the jury never knew about Laci Peterson's murder and why Scott Peterson should not be on death row."

Messages left after hours for Dalton and Simon & Schuster officials were not immediately returned.

Geragos said Dalton left before Peterson's preliminary hearing and has not seen many of the documents that were filed in the case. He also does not have permission to reveal any information about Peterson............i would like to read this one, i hope it gets released!

[LilacDragon]

If he didn't get to see all of the evidence and therefore really doesn't know what he is talking about - I can't see wasting the money on his book.

It really makes me sick to see people making money off the death of a mother and her unborn child. But then the whole thing made me sick. Now, if I wanted to read about it, I think I could, with a clear conscience, read a book written by a member of Lacy's family.

[lady cop]

i use the library, i won't pay hardcover book prices anymore. all the books about peterson have a bias, the one his sister anne bird wrote was blatent moneymaking drek. the one amber (the breast-feeding madonna) wrote was illiterate garbage. all designed to profit from Laci's death and scott's trial. but i would read the book cited just for the attny. perspective. i am sure it won't tell anything we don't know however.

[lady cop]

flopstock wrote: Geragos is probably most concerned that he might come off looking like more of an ass then he did during trial.how is that possible????????