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Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Was Just Overturned
“We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault,” the Manhattan DA said.
“Defendant was convicted by a jury for various sexual crimes against three named complainants and, on appeal, claims that he was judged, not on the conduct for which he was indicted but on irrelevant, prejudicial, and untested allegations of prior bad acts. The New York State Court of Appeals decision arrived just over four years after the disgraced producer was found guilty of and criminal sexual act in the first degree for attacking two women, Jessica Mann and Mimi Haleyi. “Courts routinely admit evidence of other uncharged acts where they assist juries in understanding issues concerning the intent, modus operandi or scheme of the defendant,” Wigdor’s statement continued.
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