Weinstein to use NY ruling to boost his appeal in California conviction: lawyer
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Drudge Report— Will use ruling to boost CA appeal (First column, 9th story, link) Related stories:Harvey Weinstein Conviction Overturned by New York's Top Court'Egregious' improper rulingsFormer H'Wood Mogul 'Cautiously Excited' Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron
Los Angeles Times—Is Harvey Weinstein's California conviction in jeopardy after N.Y. appeals ruling?. Shortly after a New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein's conviction on rape charges in Manhattan, a defense attorney in the disgraced movie mogul's Los Angeles case said the same should happen in California. If Weinstein's lawyer Mark Werksman has any doubts about whether the same legal strategy will work in both states, he didn't betray them in his comments after Thursday's victory for his client. “We faced the same fundamental unfairness in the Los Angeles case, where the judge let...
Drudge Report—Harvey Weinstein “Cautiously Excited” After 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned, New Trial Ordered By NY Appeals Court; Accusers Call Ruling “Profoundly Unjust’ – Update. Former H'Wood Mogul 'Cautiously Excited' (First column, 8th story, link) Related stories:Harvey Weinstein Conviction Overturned by New York's Top Court'Egregious' improper rulingsWill use ruling to boost CA appeal
Fox News—Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court. A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction Thursday, ordering a new trial in a stunning reversal of a landmark #MeToo case. In a 4-3 decision, the appeals court found that Weinstein's trial judge allowed prosecutors to call women who said Weinstein had assaulted them to testify, even though their accusations did not specifically relate to the entertainment mogul's charges. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted in February 2020 of...