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Roman Polanski, Criminal

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

Roman Polanski is a beloved film director who survived the Holocaust and suffered further horror as his wife was murdered by arguably the worst criminal "family" in the history of the world, the Mansons.In 1977 he plead guilty to having sex with a 13 year old. Prior to sentencing, he fled the United States.So what am I missing?There appears to be three arguments going on in favor of Polanski. (1) he has had a rough life, (2) there are mitigating factors favoring dismissal of the warrant, such as the United States lack of dilligence in attempting to bring him back, and (3) someone re-neged on the deal he made, therefore justifying his fleeing the country.Now that the dust has settled and the idiots have said their peace, let's talk reality.I've only been practicing criminal defense for 15 years, but I am comfortable saying that there is no legal justification for fleeing the country prior to sentencing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on October 05, 2009 (boomark / email).