Roman Polanski case – he did not win his freedom

Monday the judges in Roman Polanski case decided to reject the appeal, so the director did not win his freedom, but they also said that in his case might be judicial and prosecutorial misconduct.

Roman Polanski

The request for outright dismissal was rejected by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal, but the judged urged further investigation because they are pretty sure that is about a probable misconduct made by a now-deceased judge and a retired prosecutor.

People made a big scandal based on this, some of them angrily calling for Polanski to be imprisoned and others claimed his freedom.

The appeals court released the decision: “Even in light of our fundamental concern about the misconduct that has been alleged here with significant evidentiary support, flight was not Polanski’s only option. It was not even his best option”.

Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza refused the case without Roman Polanski’s presence. This is based on a doctrine that denies court processes from those who run to avoid prosecution.

The notification said: “If Wells’s account is true, Judge Rittenband was ushered along a path of iniquity by an officer of the court with a personal axe to grind and no hesitation to engage in unethical ex parte communications and devise illegal, nonappealable sentences to circumvent the defendant’s due process and sentencing rights”.

A statement of district attorney’s office included the following notice: “The ruling today by the Court of Appeals is another step in the resolution of the Polanski sentencing. We await a decision by the Swiss courts on his extradition to Los Angeles so all issues can be resolved by the Superior Court”.

The appeals court said that more important are fundamental fairness and justice than the adjudication and sentence of any one individual.