Her er anklagerens og dommerens to uforenelige udtalelser fra retsbøgerne
Roger Gunson, 2009: “After Mr. Polanski´s plea in August 1977, Judge Rittenband informed both Mr. Polanski´s lawyer, Douglas Dalton, and me that Mr. Polanski would be sent to Chino State Prison under Penal Code section 1203.03 as his punishment. At that time, I told Judge Rittenband that the diagnostic study was not designed to be used as a sentence, but Judge Rittenband said that he was going to do it anyway.”
Judge Rittenband: “I had a discussion in chambers with Dalton and Roger Gunson, the Deputy District Attorney, about possible sentences. I told them and the probation officer, who was present, that I would not follow the probation officer´s recommendation for straight probation and that I felt time in custody was indicated. I indicated that I was concerned that Polanski might be the subject of an attack in the County Jail by other jail inmates who traditionally dislike child molesters and that I instead would commit Mr. Polanski to the state prison at Chino for a 90-day diagnostic study. At that time, I stated I wanted such a study to assist me in determining what sentence to impose on Polanski.”
Min holdning er, at det først må afklares om retssagen skal gå om. Det må USA kunne vurdere på det foreliggende grundlag. Derefter kan man så rejse en ny sag. Men at USA vil have Polanski udleveret inden man forholder sig til om den gamle sag skal gå om er ikke et retssamfund værdigt. Man har jo ingen tiltro til at processen så kommer til at foregå korrekt. Og her skal man huske på, at Obama-administrationen har stået bag udleveringsbegæringerne, så man kan ikke engang bebrejde højrefløjen de sædvanlige wild west-metoder.
“Der var andre der trak mer' end jeg”