"Dean Elton Johnson" is a former Minnesota politician and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and a former member, majority leader and minority leader of the Minnesota Senate.

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It's very rare for a judge in California to reduce a death penalty verdict. (It's) even more rare for Judge Al Delucchi to do so. He gives deference and respect to the expression of the conscience of the community, as expressed by this jury.

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Having said that, if the governor calls one, we'll be here and they'll be some votes in the affirmative.

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We need to build back the trust of Minnesotans, ... We need to gain our credibility back from the public.

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I don't think we're going to hear Mark Geragos even trying to solve the murder of Laci Peterson. Ultimately, this will be a battle of the experts.

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Nothing is off the table and nothing is off the map.

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Now they want to point out that this has happened over and over again, and it was never a motive for murder.

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But they looked across that courtroom and they saw another stone-faced, emotionless, sometimes even happy Scott Peterson. That complete disconnect was what destroyed Scott Peterson. Ultimately, the strongest piece of evidence against Scott was Scott himself.

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Nothing is off the table, and nothing is fully agreed.

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