James Myers of OAN
3:14 PM – Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is now anticipating a new criminal trial in New York. It is scheduled for after Labor Day.
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On Wednesday, a judge remanded Weinstein to prison in his first court hearing. This follows the reversal of Weinstein’s rape conviction.
The movie mogul appeared in person in a wheelchair for a court hearing days after being hospitalized. Weinstein was “tested” when he arrived at Rikers Island Prison on Friday and was then sent to Bellevue Hospital.
“He appears to need a lot of physical help,” his lawyer Arthur Aidala said at the time. “He’s got a lot of problems. He’s been undergoing all kinds of tests. He’s been a bit of a train wreck health-wise.”
During the hearing, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of New York argued for Weinstein to be remanded for now, emphasizing his office’s plan to retry Weinstein on sexual assault charges as soon as possible. did.
“We are confident that the defendant will be reconvicted at trial,” Bragg said.
Weinstein’s lawyers opposed remand, citing the disgraced producer’s “medical issues.” Aidala noted that Weinstein has already been acquitted of the most serious charges and is already serving time in prison.
Meanwhile, a discovery hearing is scheduled for May 29th.th.
The New York State Court of Appeals last week overturned Mr. Weinstein’s conviction on Thursday, saying the New York County trial judge was “biased” against Mr. Weinstein, including allowing the woman to testify about untrue allegations. He said he supported the “unjust judgment” of the court. part of the case.
Weinstein was also charged in February 2020 with forcing oral sex on television and film production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006 and with third-degree rape of hairstylist Jessica Mann in 2013. He was convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
He was acquitted of first-degree rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault against actor Annabella Sciorra in the 1990s.
Meanwhile, Weinstein continues to deny all rape allegations.
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was found guilty in 2022 by a Los Angeles jury on three charges, including forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and foreign object insertion against ‘Jane Doe No. 1’, who has since come forward as former Russian model Evgeniya. received the verdict. Chernyshova.
The 16-year sentence remains, but could have major implications if New York prosecutors fail to secure a conviction at a retrial or if Weinstein wins his appeal in the Golden State newspaper. .
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