Danny Masterson Gets New Rape Trial; Proceedings Set For Spring
deadline.comA Los Angeles judge ruled today that Danny Masterson will have to stand trial again on a trio of rape charges. With the now bearded That ‘70s Show alum in the downtown courtroom Tuesday, Judge Charlaine Olmedo rejected a defense motion to dismiss the case and formally set March 29 as the start of a second trial with jury selection.
After the first trial was declared a mistrial on November 30, the LA Superior Court judge at that time quickly penciled in a March 27 date for the kick-off of a second trial.
Ending weeks of hesitancy, LA County Deputy District Attorneys Reinhold Mueller and Ariel Anson announced near the beginning of the today’s session that they would indeed prosecute a second trial.
Just under two months after the first trial resulted in a hung jury and mistrial, today’s hearing in the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center follows a January 5 filing by Masterson attorneys Phillip K.
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