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Harvey Weinstein lawyers argue he was denied fair trial in appeal of LA rape conviction
7 months ago

Harvey Weinstein lawyers argue he was denied fair trial in appeal of LA rape conviction

Associated Press  

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers argue in an appeal that he did not get a fair trial when he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Weinstein’s lawyers argued that the judge deprived him of “his constitutional rights to present a defense and led to a miscarriage of justice.” The …

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Harvey Weinstein hospitalised after New York court overturns rape conviction
8 months, 1 week ago

Harvey Weinstein hospitalised after New York court overturns rape conviction

Live Mint  

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer has said that the former movie mogul has been admitted to a Manhattan hospital for various tests upon his return to New York City, as per an AP report. He’s somewhat of a train wreck health-wise.” Official statements The New York City Department of Correction spokesperson, Frank Dwyer, confirmed Weinstein's custody at Bellevue, the report said. Thomas …

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Harvey Weinstein conviction overturned: How #MeToo cases find little success in courts
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvey Weinstein conviction overturned: How #MeToo cases find little success in courts

Firstpost  

A New York court has overturned disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction. This is what it’s like to be a woman in America, living with male entitlement to our bodies,” said Hollywood actor Ashley Judd shortly after a New York court overturned the rape conviction against Harvey Weinstein. On Thursday, the MeToo movement suffered a massive jolt …

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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape case | New York appeals court overturns conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape case | New York appeals court overturns conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

The Hindu  

New York’s highest court on April 25 overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Weinstein’s lawyers argued Judge James Burke’s rulings in favour of the prosecution turned the trial into …

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial overturned
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial overturned

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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. It called this “highly prejudicial” and “an abuse of judicial discretion.” …

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court
2 years, 7 months ago

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year prison sentence, rejecting the former movie mogul’s claim that the judge at his landmark #MeToo trial unfairly allowed women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who took office in January while Weinstein’s appeal was …

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Appellate judges raise doubts about Weinstein’s conviction
3 years ago

Appellate judges raise doubts about Weinstein’s conviction

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court blasted Manhattan prosecutors Wednesday for filling out Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial last year with what one judge deemed “incredibly prejudicial testimony” from women whose allegations weren’t part of the criminal charges against him — a strategy that now has the potential to jeopardize the disgraced movie mogul’s conviction. Judge Sallie Manzanet-Daniels was …

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