Harvey Weinstein Set to Be Retried Criminally After Conviction Overturned
12:29 PM PT — Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyer, Juda Engelmayer, tells TMZ … their authorized workforce is curious to see if prosecutors can whip up the best witnesses to do that once more. He says he believes one of many authentic complainants perjured herself already … so they do not suppose the D.A. has a case.
In the event that they do wanna run it again, although, Engelmayer says Weinstein is up for the problem … regardless of his well being points. He says HW has a renewed glimmer of hope and restored vigor.
Harvey Weinstein goes to be put by means of the wringer once more in legal court docket out in New York — as a result of prosecutors say they’re retrying him … which is able to occur later this 12 months.
Prosecutors had already signaled they have been ready to take one other shot at convicting Weinstein — and on Wednesday, they made it official in court docket … telling a decide they’re in search of one other trial, which they’re hoping to get underway in September.
Particularly … the court docket cleared the schedule for Weinstein to be tried someday after Labor Day — so proper after Sep. 2 … which means HW has just a few months to organize along with his attorneys.
Weinstein confirmed up in particular person for this information … he was carrying a go well with — and his attorneys touched on his failing well being … noting it was an enormous deal he was capable of be there within the flesh. Contemplating he was hospitalized simply final week, we suppose that is technically proper.
No phrase on how Weinstein and co. took the very fact there will be one other trial — however we all know he and his workforce have insisted on his innocence from the start.
Whereas he scored a authorized victory in having his authentic 2020 conviction overturned final week — Weinstein will now have to mount a protection anew … as prosecutors tweak their strategy and go for one more chew on the apple.
Keep in mind … the appeals court docket tossed the conviction as a result of they felt too many different witnesses have been allowed to be referred to as to talk on issues HW wasn’t on trial for.
Because the Manhattan D.A.’s Workplace is useless set on going for spherical 2, that presumably means the two girls who have been their star witnesses final time are going to be entrance and middle once more.
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