Assignment:
It is difficult to predict what will catch the attention of the nation, but the disappearance of attractive, pregnant Laci Peterson on Christmas Eve in Modesto, California, in 2002 did just that. A concerned and curious nation kept track of her handsome husband, Scott Peterson, and the community of Modesto mobilized in the search for Laci. After the bodies of Laci and her unborn child were discovered four months later in the San Francisco Bay, Scott was charged with two counts of murder. Scott Peterson’s attorneys requested that the trial be moved from Stanislaus County, claiming that news coverage of the murder made a fair trial in the local courts impossible. Prosecutors countered that as the media coverage was national the local courts were as likely to be unbiased as anywhere in the state. What did the trial court rule?
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format and also include references.