As I stated above, the judge did not renege on the plea deal. It was the prosecution that made the deal and the judge was under no obligation to accept that deal. If you read the court transcript of Polanski’s plea deal, you'll see that he was told several times that the judge had not made a decision on whether to…

Let’s just clarify this. The prosecution made the plea deal not the judge. Now, in the majority of cases, the judge rubber stamps the plea deal but the judge is under no legal obligation to do so. If you read the court transcript of Polanski’s plea deal, he is told repeatedly that the judge has not made a final…