What Bill Cosby’s overturned conviction could signal about Harvey Weinstein’s case
by NBC News
NBC News— Harvey Weinstein’s legal team saw some hope on the horizon when Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction was overturned three years ago by Pennsylvania’s top court. “The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has demonstrated, once again, that no matter who a defendant may be and no matter the nature of the alleged crime, courts can be relied upon to follow the law and come to the correct decision,” Juda Engelmayer, a spokesperson for Weinstein, said in 2021 after Cosby was ordered released from prison...
WKBN.com—Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court. NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. The court found the trial []
WLNS—Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court. NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. The court found the trial []
The Independent—Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says it’s a ‘great day for America’ after his rape conviction is overturned. Weinstein found guilty in 2020 of raping and assaulting two women, and is serving 23 years at a prison in upstate New York