Roman Polanski's lawyer says he will seek to have the director sentenced in absentia, but the path to a conclusion is not straightforward.
’s lawyer indicated Monday that he will renew his request to have the fugitive director sentenced in absentia, a day after a transcript was unsealed that revives misconduct allegations in the director’s 45-year-old rape case.
Braun said he first wants to go to Judge Eric C. Taylor, the presiding judge for Los Angeles County, and ultimately wants the case transferred to another county. He also argued that under COVID rules, Polanski should be allowed to appear via Zoom from France, instead of returning to the U.S. Polanski pleaded guilty to a single count in 1977 and was ordered to Chino state prison for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation prior to sentencing.
Gunson also said that he had drafted an affidavit in 1977 in which he laid out reasons to have Rittenband removed from the case. He testified that Rittenband habitually had improper ex parte communications about his cases. He also said he believed that Rittenband was influenced by media coverage of the case.
“Why should he get to be sentenced in absentia?” Cooley said. “Because he’s an Academy Award winner? Because he’s a great director? There’s no exception in the penal code for that. Show up like everybody else.”
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