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Actor Danny Masterson asks for rape convictions to be tossed over lawyer errors
Masterson's habeas petition claims trial counsel errors and bias linked to Scientology influenced his 30-year rape conviction, seeking to admit new exculpatory evidence.
- Danny Masterson is appealing his rape convictions, claiming insufficient representation by his defense counsel, Eric S. Multhaup, and stating that evidence of force was marginal at best in the case against him.
- Masterson's appeal document cites 11 claims of failure by trial counsel to present available exculpatory evidence that could have led to his acquittal.
- The appeal highlights issues with prosecutorial misconduct and judicial bias during Masterson's second trial, suggesting that the jury heard only one side of the story.
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Danny Masterson is seeking to overturn his rape conviction in a new habeas petition filed on Monday, Nov. 17Michael Buckner/Getty Images for The George Lopez Foundation Danny MastersonNEED TO KNOWDanny Masterson is seeking to overturn his rape convictionMasterson, 49, was charged with forcibly raping three women in 2020 in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003. His first trial ended in a mistrial and he was later convicted of two of those rap…
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right5Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
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