That may be part of the plan. It would be a good one. Can a guy get 50 years for jumping bail?
Did his trial ever end? Can they have a new trial?
The trial ended. He was awaiting sentencing when he left. Others have raised the issue that there may have been impropriety in the proposal and acceptance of a plea bargain down from 5 counts of rape to the much more lenient ‘sex with a minor’. Other posters on blogs have said that in today’s climate, a plea like that would never have been considered and was suspicious even back then. THerefore, the fact that the sentencing never occured means that the plea to lesser charges was never formalized - might the plea to lesser chargers be reconsidered? Arnold (GOv of CA) said in a press release that the case should be evaluated for improriety, not just from Polanski’s defense point of view - I think that might open the door to having the lesser plea rejected. I am just happy he is being extradited - for now - because the public disapproval that took Hollyweirders aback should keep a judge from letting him off with time served. WHy extradite if you are going to let him go that way anyway?