A previously sealed transcript of testimony by retired Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson supports Polanski's claim that he fled on the eve of sentencing in 1978 because he didn't think he was getting a fair deal.
in 2003. But he wasn’t able to accept it because he faces arrest in the U.S.
Polanski’s lawyers, who were in the room during Gunson’s testimony but couldn’t use it in court, have long sought to unseal that transcript to help their case. The judge said that as long as Polanski received a favorable report from the prison, he would serve no additional time, Gunson said. The judge privately told Gunson and Polanski’s lawyer that he had to be tougher because of criticism in the news media.
“I implore you to consider taking action to finally bring this matter to a close as an act of mercy to myself and my family,” Geimer said.
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