Danny Masterson is blaming his trial attorney for putting on a poor defense as he seeks to overturn his rape conviction.
Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” is serving a 30-year sentence at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo after being convicted of two rape charges in 2023.
In a petition for habeas corpus filed on Monday, his appellate lawyers blamed his trial attorney, Philip Cohen, for failing to call any witnesses and for not pushing back on prosecutors’ claims about Scientology.
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According to the filing, Masterson “implored (Cohen) to present at least a minimal modicum
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