Polanski Case

Larry Silver, the attorney for Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, has confirmed that a mystery witness in the Roman Polanski case is "gravely ill."

Just because a lot of pathetic people need to dwell on the director's supposed indecency to make themselves feel decent in comparison, doesn't mean that normal evidentiary standards should be abandoned in the Polanski matter.

One of the most important questions in the case is how many years Polanski might spend behind bars as a result of pleading guilty. Under California law, a plea may be withdrawn "at any time before judgment...for a good cause shown."