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<\/img>The Los Angeles County district attorney\u2019s office on Tuesday rejected
\n claims by Roman Polanski\u2019s attorneys that the office hid communications
\nbetween top prosecutors and the judge in Polanski\u2019s j1977 sex assault case. Polanski\u2019s lawyers described "communications" that involved Laurence
\nJ. Rittenband, the original judge in the case, and two top officials at
\nthe district attorney\u2019s office, Michael Montagna and Stephen Trott.<\/p>\n
\nAfter the discussions, Trott and Montagna then blocked an effort by the
\nprosecutor on the case, Roger Gunson, to have Rittenband removed,
\naccording to the 68-page court filing.<\/p>\n
\nBut on Tuesday, prosecutors fired back, accusing Polanski\u2019s lawyers of
\nmaking it appear as though the district attorney\u2019s
\noffice withheld information when officials had fully disclosed information
\nabout the meetings and Gunson\u2019s recollections.
<\/br>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only deception propagated in this matter is that created by
\nPolanski, who continues to present only a part of the truth, omits the
\npeople\u2019s role in uncovering that truth, then engages in rank speculation
\n that the information was not provided sooner because of that cover up,\u201d
\n prosecutors said.
<\/br>\n<\/p>\n
Polanski\u2019s attorney said the contacts between Rittenband and the
\nprosecutors present further proof the director was treated unfairly
\nduring the trial and should not be extradited to L.A. from Switzerland
\nfor sentencing.
\nRittenband\u2019s conduct was the subject of an HBO documentary, which
\npresented evidence that the judge acted inappropriately.<\/p>\n
\nPolanski had agreed to plead guilty to unlawful intercourse with a minor
\n in exchange for the other charges being dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He agreed that Rittenband would determine the sentence. Rittenband
\nsent the filmmaker to the state prison in Chino for a 90-day "diagnostic
\n evaluation" that he said would "enable the court to reach a fair and
\njust decision."
\nPrison officials released Polanski after 42 days and advised the judge
\nthat testing indicated his sentence should not include additional prison
\n time.
<\/br>\n<\/p>\n
Rittenband labeled the prison report "a whitewash" and said he
\nplanned to send Polanski back to prison for an additional 48 days if he
\nvoluntarily agreed to deportation. Informed of this by his attorney,
\nPolanski left the country, seeking refuge in France.
<\/br>\n<\/p>\n
–Andrew Blankstein<\/p>\n
Photo: Polanski in court in 1977. Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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