Danny Masterson. John Shearer/Getty Photos
Danny Masterson has appealed his rape conviction after being sentenced to 30 years to life in jail.
Masterson’s lawyer, Cliff Gardner, shared a 246-page opening transient on Wednesday, December 18, claiming a number of errors had been made that “violated” the actor’s “rights to confrontation and a good trial.”
Gardner additionally issued a press release alleging “two elementary flaws in Danny Masterson’s convictions.”
Within the first flaw, he alleged, “the trial was rife with inaccurate judicial rulings that skewed the jury’s view of the proof in opposition to him.” And within the second, the lawyer claimed “there was a surprising quantity of exculpatory proof which was by no means introduced to the jury.”
Danny Masterson made headlines in 2017 when he was first accused of sexual assault. He has since pleaded not responsible after being charged in June 2020 with allegedly raping three ladies. 4 ladies claimed in March 2017 that Masterson sexually assaulted them within the early 2000s. A fifth lady got here ahead in December 2017, claiming […]
Gardner acknowledged that “the enchantment represents just one a part of Danny’s problem to his convictions. Danny’s habeas lawyer will likely be following up on the opening transient with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus documenting extra defects within the trial course of. Keep tuned as we work towards Danny’s full exoneration.”
4 ladies claimed in March 2017 that Masterson, 48, sexually assaulted them within the early 2000s. A fifth lady got here ahead in December 2017, claiming that whereas she was courting the actor, he “repeatedly raped” her.
Masterson maintained his innocence and pleaded not responsible in January 2021 to 3 counts of rape. His first trial started in fall 2022, which led to a mistrial. Masterson went again on trial in spring 2023 when he was convicted of two counts of rape. In September 2023, he was handed a 30-year jail sentence. He filed an enchantment two months later; it was denied in January.
Previous to the conviction, Masterson was finest identified for his position as Steven Hyde in That ‘70s Present from 1998 to 2006 in addition to his position on Netflix’s The Ranch as Jameson “Rooster” Bennett from 2016 to 2018.
Bijou Phillips is wanting ahead to the longer term after parting methods with Scientology as her estranged husband, Danny Masterson, serves out his 30-year jail sentence. “She quietly left [the religion],” a supply completely reveals within the latest challenge of Us Weekly. “However that doesn’t imply she doesn’t discuss to her family and friends nonetheless in […]
Masterson’s spouse, Bijou Phillips, filed for divorce in September 2023 after 12 years of marriage. The next month, Us confirmed that Masterson agreed to offer Phillips, 44, full authorized and bodily custody of their daughter, Fianna, 10.
In December 2023, Masterson was admitted into the jail system and commenced his sentence at North Kern State Jail in Delano, California. He was later transferred to California’s Males’s Colony, a minimum-security jail in San Luis Obispo. Masterson is not going to be eligible for parole till July 2042, when he can be 66 years previous.
Danny Masterson. John Shearer/Getty Photos
Danny Masterson has appealed his rape conviction after being sentenced to 30 years to life in jail.
Masterson’s lawyer, Cliff Gardner, shared a 246-page opening transient on Wednesday, December 18, claiming a number of errors had been made that “violated” the actor’s “rights to confrontation and a good trial.”
Gardner additionally issued a press release alleging “two elementary flaws in Danny Masterson’s convictions.”
Within the first flaw, he alleged, “the trial was rife with inaccurate judicial rulings that skewed the jury’s view of the proof in opposition to him.” And within the second, the lawyer claimed “there was a surprising quantity of exculpatory proof which was by no means introduced to the jury.”
Danny Masterson made headlines in 2017 when he was first accused of sexual assault. He has since pleaded not responsible after being charged in June 2020 with allegedly raping three ladies. 4 ladies claimed in March 2017 that Masterson sexually assaulted them within the early 2000s. A fifth lady got here ahead in December 2017, claiming […]
Gardner acknowledged that “the enchantment represents just one a part of Danny’s problem to his convictions. Danny’s habeas lawyer will likely be following up on the opening transient with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus documenting extra defects within the trial course of. Keep tuned as we work towards Danny’s full exoneration.”
4 ladies claimed in March 2017 that Masterson, 48, sexually assaulted them within the early 2000s. A fifth lady got here ahead in December 2017, claiming that whereas she was courting the actor, he “repeatedly raped” her.
Masterson maintained his innocence and pleaded not responsible in January 2021 to 3 counts of rape. His first trial started in fall 2022, which led to a mistrial. Masterson went again on trial in spring 2023 when he was convicted of two counts of rape. In September 2023, he was handed a 30-year jail sentence. He filed an enchantment two months later; it was denied in January.
Previous to the conviction, Masterson was finest identified for his position as Steven Hyde in That ‘70s Present from 1998 to 2006 in addition to his position on Netflix’s The Ranch as Jameson “Rooster” Bennett from 2016 to 2018.
Bijou Phillips is wanting ahead to the longer term after parting methods with Scientology as her estranged husband, Danny Masterson, serves out his 30-year jail sentence. “She quietly left [the religion],” a supply completely reveals within the latest challenge of Us Weekly. “However that doesn’t imply she doesn’t discuss to her family and friends nonetheless in […]
Masterson’s spouse, Bijou Phillips, filed for divorce in September 2023 after 12 years of marriage. The next month, Us confirmed that Masterson agreed to offer Phillips, 44, full authorized and bodily custody of their daughter, Fianna, 10.
In December 2023, Masterson was admitted into the jail system and commenced his sentence at North Kern State Jail in Delano, California. He was later transferred to California’s Males’s Colony, a minimum-security jail in San Luis Obispo. Masterson is not going to be eligible for parole till July 2042, when he can be 66 years previous.
