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**I was told the move was swift and quiet. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Modbee.com 1 24 04
Peterson now in Redwood City By JOHN COTÉ
BEE STAFF WRITER Authorities spirited Scott Peterson to the San Mateo County jail Friday, shortly after a judge delayed for a week the start of his trial on double-murder charges. Stanislaus County Judge Al Girolami pushed the start date to Feb. 2 to allow the case to be moved to Redwood City amid questions about who would preside over the trial. Within an hour of what apparently was Peterson's last courtroom appearance in Stanislaus County -- a mundane proceeding to certify the court transcript late Friday morning -- he was secretly moved to Redwood City. He arrived at the Maguire Correctional Facility at 2:27 p.m. and was placed in protective custody, according to a written statement released by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department. "We never had an intent to tell anybody when exactly we would move him," said Kelly Huston, a spokesman for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. "We just didn't want there to be the same kind of spectacle outside the jail as we saw during his booking." About 200 people -- many yelling and waving signs -- waited outside the downtown jail when Peterson was driven in April 18 after his arrest near San Diego. Defense attorney Mark Geragos had pointed to the crowd as part of his argument for moving the trial, saying it was impossible to find a fair jury in Stanislaus County.
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