...Scott Lee Peterson was born on October 24, 1972 in San Diego, California. The only child of Lee and Jackie Peterson, Scott grew up in a San Diego suburb and was a model student. He graduated from the University Of San Diego High School and spent a semester at Arizona State University before returning home to attend Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. In 1994, he transferred to nearby California Polytechnic State University, where he majored in agricultural business. While a student at Cal Poly, Peterson met Laci Rocha. (biography.com) Laci Denise Rocha was born on Sunday, May 04, 1975 in Modesto and she was a famous victim from United States. Laci Peterson had studied at Downey High School, Modesto, CA and then she attended the BA Ornamental Horticulture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The couple moved in together and married in 1997. Soon after, they opened a burger joint called "The Shack,” eventually selling the profitable business and moving to Modesto to be closer to Laci's family. There, Peterson got a job selling fertilizer and Laci became a substitute teacher. (biography.com) On December 24, 2002 at 5:48 p.m., Modesto Police received the call that Laci Peterson was missing. Modesto Police were dispatched to the Peterson home. Scott Peterson told police that he'd been out all day. He claimed that he went to his office that morning, went fishing, then returned to his office for a few hours before coming home. At the time of her disappearance, Laci was 27-yrs-old...
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...Laci Peterson, a 27-year-old wife who was eight months pregnant, disappeared on December 24, 2002. When the body of the California woman and her unborn child were found four months later, her husband, Scott, was charged with two counts of murder. Detective Craig Grogan gave a sworn statement that he had probable cause to believe Mr. Peterson committed two counts of the crime of 187 Penal Code, homicide, on or about December 23 or 24 of 2002, in the county of Stanislaus. April 17, 2003 the Judge of the Superior Court in Stanislaus County, California issued a warrant for the arrest of Scott Lee Peterson. The court found that the District Attorney’s office did, in fact, have probable cause to bring Scott Peterson in. The Judge specifically addressed bail in the warrant. No bail was granted. April 18, 2003, Scott Peterson was arrested at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, in Sand Diego County, California. At the time of his arrest, Peterson had colored his hair blonde, grown a beard and mustache, and was carrying $15,000.00 in cash. During his arrest police also discovered that Peterson’s car was full of camping and survival equipment. Peterson was arrested less than 20 minutes from the Mexican border. Peterson waived booking in San Mateo County, California, and was transferred back to Stanislaus County, California, where he was formally booked by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department. Scott Peterson had his preliminary hearing on April 17, 2003. Superior Court Judge Al Girolami...
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...The investigation of Laci Peterson began on Christmas Eve, 2002, Scott Peterson called police to report that his 27 year old wife, Laci Peterson, was missing from their one-story, ranch-style Modesto, California home (Noe, 2010). Laci was seven and a half months pregnant. Doctors had given her a due date of February 10, 2003. A sonogram had shown the fetus to be a boy; the parents planned to name him Conner. Little did everyone know eventually Scott Peterson would be behind the disappearance of his wife and unborn son, Conner (Noe, 2010). At first Scott seemed to play the role of the loving, caring, and devoted husband. This was the cause of Scott not being considered a suspect early on. Investigators focused on other leads, which gave Scott the ability to eventually try to disappear. Things started to unravel when police noticed Scott’s story was not adding up about his whereabouts the morning of the disappearance. Scott’s secrets did not last long. Soon the affair he was having with Amber Frey was well known and now caused him to be under closer suspicion in the disappearance of his wife (Noe, 2010). Amber Frey contacted the police when she learned that Scott was married and admitted that he had lost his wife weeks prior to her disappearance. Amber agreed to let the police tap the phone lines in hopes of trying to have Scott to confess to the crime but Scott never stated anything on the recordings that could incriminate him (Noe, 2010). He either knew that he was trying...
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...Courtroom T.V. - Scott Peterson CJS/251 February 14, 2016 Courtroom T.V. - Scott Peterson We chose to discuss the topic of the infamous Scott Peterson murder trial. In the next few paragraphs you will get a well rounded view of the case from start to finish. It is not chalked full of immense detail, but it is a good summary, to give an idea of the case for anyone who may not know or remember much of the case. Scott Peterson was arrested in La Jolla, CA on April 18, 2003 by the California Department of Justice/Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Task Force. He was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines Golf Course, where he said he was meeting up with his father to play golf. He was in possession of several items not meant for golf. Peterson bleached his goatee and hair, but claimed it was from chlorine from his friends pool; later is his fried testified that Peterson had never swam or made use of his hot tub. Before Peterson's arraignment, he had been represented by Kirk McAllister, a veteran criminal defense attorney from Modesto, CA. He told Judge Nancy Ashley at the arraignment that he could not afford a private attorney. So, Chief Deputy Public Defender Kent Faulkner was assigned to the case, and then later, Peterson changed his mind stating, “He could afford a private attorney.” That attorney’s name was, Mark Geragos, who was experienced in high profile defense cases. The People of the state of California v. Scott Peterson began in June 2004. Peterson's...
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...differences height, in which the taller population loses a higher percentage of their height. They also found that bone mineral content correlates significantly with percentage of height loss, those with lower bone mineral status tend to lose more height. When reporting height, forensic anthropologists should always remember to include maximum height, as well as age adjusted height. Having both the heights can greatly help because recognition of height loss among the older population is uncommon. I was curious to know how diet affected the loss of height in older individuals, and if diet is reflected in bone mineral content. Alison Galloway is a forensic anthropology professor at UCSC. She is best known for her work in the Laci Peterson...
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...paper examined the effects of physical punishment of children as a teaching tool and hypothesized that physical punishment of children was not an effective teaching tool. The first section of the text discusses the Adrian Peterson case and relates how physical punishment is passed from generation to generation. The second section of the text discusses advocates of physical punishment and benefits derived from this. One of the main benefits is immediate compliance. This is recognized by advocates and opponents of physical punishment. The third section discusses the negative impacts of physical punishment on children. The last section discusses the prevalence of physical punishment in the United States and how this compares to other countries. The United States is in the minority of developed countries that condone physical punishment of children. The last section also contains a survey that demonstrates the prevalence of physical punishment and parents’ opinions on its effectiveness. The survey demonstrated that a majority of parents find that physical punishment is necessary and effective in spite of evidence to the contrary. Physical punishment of children was brought to national attention when Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was indicted by a grand jury in Montgomery County, Texas for injury to a child. His arrest sparked conversation and debate about the treatment of children and beliefs held by parents about physical punishment. As a father...
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...following elements must be met: The defendant unlawfully killed the victim. The defendant killed with malice and aforethought (either deliberately and intentionally or recklessly with extreme disregard for human life). The killing was premeditated. The killing occurred at the location stated in the indictment. On December 24, 2002 Laci Peterson, pregnant wife of Scott Peterson, was reported missing in Modesto, California. Her husband was reportedly the last person to see her alive. After months of searching on April 14, 2003 the body of a fetus washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay. The next day a partial torso washed ashore around the same area as the fetus. They were identified as Laci and Conner Peterson.[2] On April 18, 2003 after a long investigation, Scott Peterson was arrested after a single piece of hair found in a pair of pliers on Mr. Peterson's boat were identified as belonging to Laci Peterson. In his possession were four cell phones, approximately $15,000.00 in cash, multiple credit cards belonging to various family members, and a shovel. Mr. Peterson had dyed his hair blonde and grew facial hair to change his appearance. He was charged with first degree murder of his wife Laci and second degree murder of his...
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...Scott Peterson's attorney, Mark Geragos, now has to contend with more than a guilty verdict for his client - and the penalty phase of the trial, now delayed for a week by the judge. Geragos is also facing a bar complaint related to the case. In the complaint, Florida attorney John B. Thompson - who has no reported connection to the case - argues that Geragos violated a key ethic rules forbidding communication with jurors. According to Thompson, Geragos did so by putting a replica of Scott Peterson's boat two blocks from the courthouse. Geragos, who remains under a under a gag order preventing him from discussing the case with the media, has not been able to respond to the allegations. Thompson says that Geragos's alleged boat display not only broke the California ethics rule barring juror communication, but also broke the California ethics rule against extrajudicial communications about a case. (As a recent column by Jonna Spilbor for this site noted, the penalty phase of this case - in which a death sentence could be imposed - has yet to occur.) Reportedly, the boat contained homemade concrete anchors - such as those the prosecution alleged Scott used to weigh down Laci Peterson's body - and a dummy representing the body. The defense's theory was that Scott could not have thrown Laci's heavily pregnant body over the side of the tiny, anchor-filled boat without swamping the boat with water and tipping it over. The display was apparently intended to illustrate just how tippable...
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... o A formal reporting structure is an important factor in making the communication flow smoothly and enabling productive relationship. From the beginning, the reporting structure was not formal. Peterson was assigned to report to Hardy, who had no experience in the industry and had different incentive than Peterson’s. Hardy, hence, could not make effective decisions and provide guidance to Peterson and became the barrier between Jenkins and Peterson. o Group VP Peripheral Vascular position was vacant. This created a void in the communication between Erik and upper management. Hardy seemed to be disengaged or no experience in the field o Product Manager position being vacant added enormous pressure on Erik. o Interpersonal and organizational relationship with colleagues. Peterson had relationship issues with Scott Green and Cantor who managed the Key Opinion Leaders. Establishing relations is a critical component • Team Conflicts o Team Issues: Conflicts between Andrews and Jones o Lack of respect between team members o James Wallet and Burns o No guidance to the team members from Erik o Peterson was not trying to adjust and build relationships with employees, specifically with Andrews o Peterson was unable to avoid office infighting that impacted the schedule o Salary Issues – Created tensions between team members although Melissa agreed for a pay cut • Relationship with external...
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...How effective has Peterson been in taking charge of GMCT, in terms of managing the operation and of providing leadership? Defend your answer. Erik Peterson has been managing the situation, but was not leading it effectively. Leadership, defined in Essentials of Organizational behavior by Robbins and Judge, as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals. So by this definition Erik Peterson was failing to influence his team towards the final goal of providing cellular service to providers by the corporate set deadline date. Erik Peterson’s first major decision was to fire the subcontractor in the GMCT area because he was several weeks behind schedule, even though the upper management resisted this initially he was able to convince them by explaining the importance of having adequate backup support from a local subcontractor, a good managerial decision. After realizing Curt Andrews’ shortcomings, Erik Peterson tried to replace him but was unsuccessful in his attempt. Erik Peterson’s lack of technical skills in the cellular department was a hindrance towards the overall project goal and in guiding and developing Andrews, this hurt Erik Peterson’s ability to lead from the front and probably created doubts in Curt Andrews’ mind about Erik Peterson’s leadership abilities. When management declined Erik Peterson’s request for Curt Andrews’ replacement he tried three different solutions to help improve the current situation. The first was to...
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...Analysis: There are a number of underlying issues depending on your lens of analysis, and you can use each chapter of the textbook to explain something in the case. Johns and Saks (2013) Individual Behaviour * Personality and Learning * e.g., Peterson’s peers refer to him as conscientious. Peterson’s conscientiousness could imply: * he is likely to perform well on most jobs (pg. 47) * he is likely to be an effective leader (pg. 308) * he is likely to contribute to the organizational effectiveness through citizenship behaviour (pg. 139). * Perception, Attribution, and Diversity * e.g., Peterson suspects trying to implement the inventory control system might have lead Curt Andrews to feel resentful and not trusted (pg. 6). * Curt’s perception of trust could explain his resistance to the inventory control system. Specifically, Peterson claims that Curt Andrews resists the inventory control system that was implemented to help Curt plan and coordinate (pg. 6). Curt’s resistance calls attention to a common reason for resisting change; namely, lack of trust (pg. 575). Curt resisted the inventory control systems because he did not trust Peterson’s motives for it. * Equally, perceptions of trust in management are positively related to job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job performance, and organizational citizenship (pg. 101). Curt’s participation in meetings and his issues with coworkers and subordinates may partly stem from his suspicion...
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...Overview of Eric Peterson Case * Eric Peterson is the GM of Green Mountain Cellular Telephone (GMCT) which is owned and operated by CelluComm and is one of twelve cell sites. * GMCT is a soon-to-be operating system that will operate 16 cell sites at the time of opening and eight months later will operate 21 cell sites and will serve 400,000 people. * GMCT is one month behind schedule because of numerous problems. The original turn on date is February 1st and has been set back to April 1st. * Peterson is scheduled to meet with Knight in two weeks to discuss the different problems that have led to the delay. * Peterson expected to be reporting directly to Jenkins, however Peterson never ends up responding directly to Jenkins and is to report to Jeff Hardy. Background * GMCT had originally planned to begin service to subscribers on February 1, and are already a month behind schedule. * Management support is nearly invisible. A new general manager (Eric Peterson), has no previous experience and therefore should have adequate support from his superiors. * Lack of communication with superiors and headquarters since taking action. Issues Facing Eric Peterson * Eric Petersen's authority and power. * Unclear decision making makes it difficult for Peterson to make the necessary decisions to help GMCT successful. * Unclear about his position of responsibility and authority. ...
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...Jury Selection Process Every American that has registered to vote or has a drivers license can at any time be called to serve on a jury. There are mixed feelings about being called for duty. Some Americans see it as a nuisance that will disrupt their lives. Others see it as an opportunity to serve their country. Being called to serve, and actually serving is two different matters. A jury is ultimately selected by the judge, prosecutor and defending attorney. How they are they picked? How are they released? Maybe this paper will answer a few of these questions. The selection of a jury is the process that occurs right before the actual trial, and after the trial initiation and the arraignment and plea. Only about 10 percent of actual arraignments see an actual trial, because 90 percent of cases that are preparing for trial end up accepting a plea bargain (Schmalleher, 2009). Any one who is accused of a crime and will stand trial is allowed by the Sixth Amendment the right to an impartial jury. For a jury to be impartial, it is not always true that they have no prior knowledge of the case at all. In the case of a highly publicized trial, it can be almost impossible to find 12 people who know nothing about the case at hand or the accused. Some jurors will be excused based on how suitable they are judged to be for the case, and some may be excused because of reasons beyond their control (Schmalleger, 2009). I have been called to serve jury duty one time in my life. At the...
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...Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1918, in Newport News, Virginia, but spent her formative years in Yonkers, New York, and received her musical education in its public schools. When only 16, she received her first big break at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, when she won an amateur night contest and impressed saxophonistbandleader Benny Carter. He recommended her to drummer-bandleader Chick Webb, who hired her in 1935. She soon became a recording star with the band, and her own composition "A-tisket, A-tasket"(1938) was such a smash hit that the song became her trademark for many years thereafter. When Webb died in 1939, Fitzgerald assumed leadership of the band for the next year. By 1940 Fitzgerald was recognized throughout the music world as a vocal marvel - a singer with clarity of tone, flexibility of range, fluency of rhythm, and, above all, a talent for improvisation that was equally effective on ballads and up-tempo tunes. Although for a long time her reputation with musicians and other singers outstripped that with the general public, she corrected the imbalance soon after joining Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) in 1946. She made annual tours with the group and was invariably the concert favorite. Three of her unfailing show-stoppers were "Oh, Lady Be Good," "Stomping at the Savoy," and "How High the Moon." Each would begin at a medium tempo and then turn into a rhythmic excursion as Fitzgerald moved up-tempo...
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...The case of Scott Peterson who is convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson and their 8 mouths old unborn son is one of the most controversial case during the last few years. In other people’s sights, this is a perfect marriage. While Peterson’s affair with Amber Frey could leads to his strong desire of being single again, which could be considered as his motive of murdering his wife. Even though Scott Peterson insists his innocence and the lack of direct evidence make it hard to connect him as the murder, the circumstances surrounding Laci Peterson’s death and the disposal of her body can be linked to only her husband. The evidences that point to Scott Peterson’s guilt will be presented as following. The first direct evidence is a piece of Laci Peterson’s hair that consistent with her DNA was found in a pliers in Scott Peterson’s boat. This direct evidence that leads to the fact that Scott is involved and might be partly responsible for his wife’s death. Meanwhile, there do have two witnesses proved that Scott was seen fishing at the place which is 19 miles way from his house at the night of Christmas Eve. Few months later, Laci Peterson’s death was discovered at the same spot. The police also found the cement residue in Scott Peterson’s boat which could be used to weigh Laci’s body down in water for months. Additionally, the police found out that Scott was looking at the tidal chart online just a day before Laci’s disappearance. Blood stain were also discovered in Peterson’s...
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