The Judge in the Scott Peterson case gave a big victory to the defense today when he ordered a change in venue for the Scott Peterson murder case.

Defense lawyer Mark Geragos said in court papers that Peterson has been demonized and that the prosecution's argument ''can be boiled down to the old adage, 'Sure we can give him a fair trial, then we will take him out and hang him.'''

Geragos said surveys showed there was less bias against Peterson in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Alameda and Santa Clara counties.

The perp walk effect was also a factor, will prosecutors never learn?

When Peterson was brought in for booking, a crowd of more than 100 people waited outside the jail, some shouting ''murderer.''

Shades of Timothy McVeigh at the Noble County Courthouse in Oklahoma, being marched through the angry throngs shouting "baby killer."

Maybe this will be a lesson to prosecutors that they allow defendants to be demonized in the media at their peril.

We'll be discussing the change of venue and the prosecution request for a gag order in the Michael Jackson case with Lester Holt on MSNBC today.