Disgraced actor Danny Masterson is appealing his 2023 rape conviction, claiming procedural and substantive errors compromised the fairness of the trial. His legal team argues that erroneous judicial rulings and withheld exculpatory evidence prejudiced the jury.
Danny Masterson ’s legal team filed an appeal Wednesday to the disgraced actor’s 2023 rape conviction, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The defense requested that convictions be overturned due to numerous procedural and substantive errors that compromised the fairness and reliability of the trial, per the documents.
The “That 70s Show” actor was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison last year, the maximum allowed by law, and will be eligible for parole after serving more 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 a statement. “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 prison in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He was transferred to the California Men’s Colony (CMC) on Feb. 16 after serving time at California State Prison, Corcoran – the maximum-security prison which once housed cult leader Charles Manson. “The Ranch” star only served a few weeks at Corcoran after being sentenced to 30 years to life on two counts of forcible rape. He was initially transferred from the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles to North Kern State Prison.Masterson was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape in May 2023, and a jury was hung on a third charge during the trial after the seven men and five women deliberated for eight day
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