Harvey Weinstein’s conviction has been overturned by a panel of appellate judges, mostly female.
They’ve ruled the NY court made a mistake allowing women who were not part of the trial to testify against Weinstein.
The news broke just after 9am. It’s unclear if Weinstein even knows yet. I’m told his attorney, Arthur Aidala, will have a press conference today at 1:30pm after he goes through all the information.
From the Associated Press:
“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” the court’s 4-3 decision said. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.”
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