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Court refuses to dismiss case for Polanski | Spain Entertainment News
2 hours ago ago from Spain Entertainment News
3 hours 58 mins ago A California appeals court on Monday rejected an application by Roman Polanski that his case be dismissed violacin open last 32 years, but expressed serious concerns about possible wrongdoing by a judge and the prosecutor. Continue reading the printed article The Court of Appeals for the Second District of California announced that they rejected the peticin, noting that judges were deeply concerned about the alleged ...
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22 hours ago ago from JD Journal
Lawyers for the once fugitive and recently apprehended film director Roman Polanski argued before the California Court of Appeal that the lower court erred in throwing out Polanski's case last month. The lower court held that Polanski could not make his appeal without first surrendering to the authorities and appearing in court. The 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld the decision. Polanski's only chance to clear his name now rests with ...
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A coalition of television networks and newspapers asked a federal judge in San Francisco today for permission to televise next month's trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban. Ten media organizations sent U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker a letter saying they would like to provide gavel-to-gavel broadcast and webcast coverage of the trial, scheduled to begin Jan. 11. Pool coverage would be handled by In ...
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1 day ago ago from Daily News Blog
LOS ANGELES – A California appeals court on Monday rejected Roman Polanski's bid to have his sex case dismissed, but cited grave concerns over possible judicial and prosecutorial misconduct . The California 2nd District Court of Appeal announced it had denied the petition, with justices saying they are deeply concerned about the alleged misconduct. We encourage all participating parties to do their utmost to ensure that this matter ...
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Court Deals Polanski a Setback
9 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
LOS ANGELES -- A state appeals court dealt a blow to Roman Polanski's effort to dismiss his 32-year-old sex crime conviction, but it urged a probe into allegations of judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the case. The court upheld a lower court's ruling that the famous fugitive director must appear in person if he wants a hearing to dismiss the case. In 1977, Mr. Polanski was indicted for rape, sodomy and unlawful sexual intercourse ...
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23 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Entertainment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California appeals court on Monday denied a bid to dismiss a 32-year-old unlawful sex charge against director Roman Polanski but in strong language urged prosecutors to investigate claims of misconduct in the handling of the case. Polanski remains under house arrest in Switzerland, facing extradition to the United States where he could be sentenced for pleading guilty to sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. In ...
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22 hours ago ago from The New York Times
LOS ANGELES A California appeals court on Monday rejected Roman Polanski 's request that his decades-old sex case either be dismissed or reviewed again by the courts while he remains under house arrest in Switzerland, but it sharply criticized prosecutors for having failed to review evidence of official misconduct in the case and suggested that Mr. Polanski might be sentenced while still abroad. Related Times Topics: Roman Polanski ...
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18 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Entertainment
LOS ANGELES -- In a case that has polarized public passions, director Roman Polanski did not win his freedom Monday for a 32-year-old sex offense, but an appeals court said in a strongly worded opinion there was probable judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in his case. The opinion criticized Polanski for fleeing to his native France in 1978 but suggested two legal options that could lead to his freedom now - file a motion to be sentenced ...
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1 day ago ago from Wall Street Journal
By Ashby Jones One of Roman Polanski's last, best chances to clear his name, at least from afar, was dashed this afternoon, when a California appellate court denied his attempt to have the case thrown out on grounds of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. Click here for the early story, from the LAT. Click here for previous LB coverage of L'Affaire Polanski. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal 2nd ...
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