Danny Masterson’s authorized workforce filed an enchantment Wednesday to the disgraced actor’s 2023 rape conviction, in accordance with paperwork obtained by Fox Information Digital.
The protection requested that convictions be overturned as a consequence of quite a few procedural and substantive errors that compromised the equity and reliability of the trial, per the paperwork.
The “That 70s Show” actor was sentenced to 30 years to life in jail final yr, the utmost allowed by regulation, and shall be eligible for parole after serving greater than 25 years.
“The Appellant’s Opening Brief submitted on December 18, 2024, demonstrates two fundamental flaws in Danny Masterson’s convictions: (1) the trial was rife with erroneous judicial rulings that skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against him and (2) there was a stunning amount of exculpatory evidence which was never presented to the jury,” Masterson’s lawyer, Cliff Gardner, shared in an announcement.
“But the appeal represents only one part of Danny’s challenge to his convictions. Danny’s habeas lawyer will be following up on the opening brief with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus documenting additional defects in the trial process. Stay tuned as we work toward Danny’s complete exoneration.”
Masterson has been incarcerated at a medium-security jail in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He was transferred to the California Males’s Colony (CMC) on Feb. 16 after serving time at California State Jail, Corcoran – the maximum-security jail which as soon as housed cult chief Charles Manson.
“The Ranch” star solely served a number of weeks at Corcoran after being sentenced to 30 years to life on two counts of forcible rape. He was initially transferred from the Males’s Central Jail in Los Angeles to North Kern State Jail.
Masterson was discovered responsible on two counts of forcible rape in Might 2023, and a jury was held on a 3rd cost through the trial after the seven males and 5 girls deliberated for eight days.
Los Angeles County Superior Court docket Choose Charlaine Olmedo sentenced Masterson to fifteen years to life on every rely, and ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.
Masterson initially confronted as much as 45 years in jail if discovered responsible on three counts of rape by power or concern for alleged sexual assaults that occurred between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills house.
He was arrested in June 2020 and was free on $3.3 million bond.
He pleaded not responsible to the costs and has maintained his innocence.
