Search results
People also ask
Why was Roman Polanski arrested?
Who signed the Polanski Petition?
Who signed Roman Polanski's 'Ropo' petition?
Who wants Roman Polanski released from detention in Zurich?
Roman Polanski is a Polish filmmaker who has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system, since 1978, after pledging guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced.
On July 7, 2009, Polanski's attorneys filed a petition for a writ of mandate (the California equivalent of a writ of mandamus) with the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal in order to seek review of Judge Espinoza's decision on an expedited basis.
- August 1977
Sep 29, 2009 · September 29, 2009 11:08 am. AFP is reporting that a grand assembly of filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world have signed a petition urging the release of director Roman...
- Peter Knegt
Feb 21, 2018 · On Tuesday, Natalie Portman apologized for signing the 2009 petition in support of Polanski. The actress—who spoke at the Women’s March in January and has been a vocal supporter of the Time’s...
Sep 29, 2009 · Tue 29 Sep 2009 10.24 EDT. Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese today added their names to a petition demanding the immediate release of Roman Polanski from detention in Zurich. The...
Jul 18, 2022 · LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a former prosecutor testified,...
Oct 2, 2009 · Oct 02, 200912:35 PM. A petition has been circulated on behalf of Roman Polanski — henceforth, to my mind, “RoPo” — and signed by A-list movie directors (Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Martin...
