PETERSON JURY IN DELIBERATION vs

IN THE SCOTT PETERSON TRIAL, BOTH SIDES HAVE CONCLUDED THEIR CASE AND JURORS BEGAN DELIBERATING TODAY. PETERSON IS SUSPECTED OF MURDERING HIS PREGNANT WIFE LACI IN DECEMBER OF 2002. JURY SELECTION STARTED IN REDWOOD CITY BACK IN MARCH. IF THE JURY DECIDES ON A GUILTY VERDICT, THERE ARE 2 CHOICES THEY COULD MAKE. ONE IS 1ST-DEGREE MURDER, IN WHICH A DEATH SENTENCE IS POSSIBLE, OR LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. THE OTHER CHOICE IS 2ND-DEGREE MURDER, CARRYING 2 SENTENCES OF 15 YEARS TO LIFE.