Brock Turner Files Appeal in Stanford Sexual Assault Case
Former Stanford student Brock Turner who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman after a fraternity party is now appealing his conviction. Witnesses saw Turner lying on top of a half-naked unconscious woman. The victim didn't wake up until three hours later and had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit for driving. Turner was convicted of three felony counts of sexual assault while he was a high performing swimmer at Stanford. He was sentenced to six months in jail, three years of probation, and to register as a sex offender. Prosecutors had asked for six years in prison. His lawyers said that the initial trial was a detailed and lengthy set of lies, and they are hoping that a new trial will also overturn his mandatory lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender. Turner's legal advisor believes that what happened was not a crime, and that the facts do not reflect the verdict. The brief filed argued that the prosecutor incorre...