Convicted murderer Scott Peterson appeared in a San Mateo, Calif. court via video conference on Friday when he spoke briefly to the judge and waived his right to a speedy trial, effectively pushing his court date back to January 2021. “Yes, your honor,” Peterson told the judge when asked if he was indeed waiving the right to the expedited proceedings.
If he had not done so, his trial would have been set to have begun on Nov. 29. Instead, it will now be held starting on Jan.
21, 2021. Peterson’s Friday court hearing was held at 10 a.m. PT in California Superior Court in San Mateo County, rather than the Stanislaus County Superior Court where he appeared in October for the first time in more than a decade.
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