Mogul’s lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheldHarvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him of guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years.But on Thursday New York’s top court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for two sex crimes and found he should receive a new trial, and the California case has taken on even greater significance. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/harvey-weinstein-los-angeles-conviction
Author : Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles
Publish date : 2024-04-26 02:02:26
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