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Criminal

Jan. 25, 2010

Politics at Play in Polanski Case?

Superior Court Judge Peter P. Espinoza's decision Friday that Roman Polanski will have to show up in a courtroom here before he gets a ruling on his long-running sex case may have been as big a win for District Attorney Steve Cooley outside the courtroom as inside.

By Greg Katz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Superior Court Judge Peter P. Espinoza's decision Friday that Roman Polanski will have to show up in a courtroom here before gets a ruling on his long-running sex case may have been as big a win for District Attorney Steve Cooley outside the courtroom as inside.

"It's all good for Steve Cooley, politically," said Jaime Regalado, director of the Pat Brown I...

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