BILL TO FUND PETERSON TRIAL DIES vs

SENATE BILL 592 (WRITTEN BY LOCAL STATE SENATOR JEFF DENHAM) WOULD HAVE PROVIDED STATE FUNDING REIMBURSEMENT, TO CASH STRAPPED JURISDICTIONS BURDENED BY THE LACI PETERSON MURDER CASE. BUT DENHAM REPORTS THAT THE BILL WAS STALLED BY DEMOCRATS, IN WHAT HE CALLS THE RENEGING OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM. THE BILL WOULD HAVE REIMBURSED THE CITY OF MODESTO, POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE STANISLAUS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SHERIFF'S OFFICES FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION COSTS, RELATED TO THE CASE WHICH IS BEING FOLLOWED NATIONWIDE.