Actor Danny Masterson will face a retrial on charges he forcibly raped three women at his home in the Hollywood Hills between 2001 and 2003.
The defense’s “invitation” to dismiss the charges argued that jurors on the first trial were hung with a split of 10-2 in favor of acquittal on Count 1, 8-4 in favor of acquittal on Count 2, and 7-5 in favor of acquittal on Count 3. Cohen said interviews with the jurors after the mistrial revealed they took their job seriously and weren’t “derailed by one or more domineering jurors.”
“It is conceivable that a retrial could involve a far less diligent and fair-minded jury that does get hijacked by one of more forceful personalities,” Cohen wrote in his filing ahead of the hearing. Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller blasted that argument in his opposition filing, revealing the prosecutor’s plan to introduce new testimony at a retrial.
“Dismissal of the charges against defendant Daniel Masterson following a hung jury is not in the ‘furtherance of justice,’” Mueller wrote in his paperwork obtained by. “The defendant is charged with forcible rape committed against three women on separate occasions. Arguably, there are few charges more serious and violent.”
He said not only does he “intend to introduce additional evidence at the retrial,” but jurors interviewed after the mistrial admitted they “did not consider” some of the evidence presented during the trial, “including the influence of Scientology on the victims.”
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