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Re: yes Polanski must return to face the court
by donnamp

You keep saying the same thing over and over and over again in just about every thread. Why should the court have to honor the agreement that the DA made with him especially considering that he didn't honor the agreement when he fled before sentencing? His fleeing before sentencing claiming that he did it because he believed the judge was going to impose a longer sentence is not a defense as he didn't even make it to sentencing to find out what the judge was going to do. He broke the agreement when he fled and there is no reason why any judge should have to honor the DA's side of the agreement if they choose not to. If you contract someone to do something for you and you state that you are going to pay them so much and they do not do it, do you still have to pay them? He took off without serving the sentence that he was (supposedly promised by the DA) so the plea bargain became null and void.

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