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Harvey Weinstein Asks New York’s Highest Court to Throw Out Conviction
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Harvey Weinstein ’s lawyers pushed New York’s highest court to overturn his rape conviction on Wednesday, February 14, arguing that “our client did not get a fair trial” because prosecutors were allowed to bring up a litany of accusations unrelated to the charges. Attorney Arthur Aidala’s argument before the New York State Court of Appeals focused extensively on the prosecution’s use of prior, uncharged bad acts during its case. Weinstein’s fight before the New York State Court of Appeals came nearly four years after the fallen movie mogul was convicted of and criminal sexual act in the first degree for attacking two women, Jessica Mann and Mimi Haleyi.
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