Jonathan Majors wanted a judge to release him from his criminal case – but the court simply denied his request… meaning the conviction stands and he will be sentenced.
The actor’s recent motion to overturn the guilty verdict was rejected on Wednesday in New York – and that’s bad news for him… because it indicates that the impending sentencing date coming up next week will, in fact. , move on.
As we reported… Majors Legal Team filed a request to have the charges droppedpresenting a few different arguments as a basis for their position – namely, they felt that the charges he was convicted of were unfairly assigned at the end of the trial.
You may remember… we were told that Majors’ lawyers believed the prosecution was trying to convince the jury of a alleged assault Grace Jabbari claimed it happened inside his vehicle that night… but when push came to shove, Jonathan was ultimately convicted for what had happened outside the car. Specifically, he put her back in the SUV.
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Our sources told us that their team felt that when prosecutors realized they were unable to convince the jury of what allegedly happened in the car, they then changed direction and instructed the jury to focus on the “reckless” attack they alleged happened outside. from him.
That’s what Majors was finally convicted of… one count of assault and one count of harassment. Although his team felt that these charges were not justified, a judge simply said they were.
Majors will now be sentenced on April 8. He faces up to a year in prison in the worst-case scenario – that, or probation… depending on what the judge decides.
We reached out to his team… so far, no response.