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Re: The Polanski Affair
by donnamp

I posted this in another thread but you continue to say the same thing over and over again so I will post it for you again.

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? Basically the same concept. He took off without serving the sentence (supposedly promised by the DA) so the plea bargain became null and void.

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