It's murder. And a murder conviction shows that transgender lives are valuable.

We wanted a first-degree murder conviction, and now we have no other appellate issues which could cause another reversal of the conviction down the road. This is a very solid conviction.

Maybe it would have been a murder conviction instead of a capital murder conviction if this had been disclosed.

I don't think there's a genuine doubt that there was a conviction of murder and that Mr. Peterson is in San Quentin State Prison.

[The Attorney General's Office] wouldn't offer anything less than a murder conviction and that wasn't acceptable to us.

My guess is it may be harder to bring about a conviction after this ruling.