The New York Court of Appeals overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape Thursday, April 25. In a 4-3 decision, the Court says the remedy for the errors is a new trial.
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00:00The New York Court of Appeals overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault
00:06and rape Thursday, April 25.
00:09In a 4-3 decision, the court says the trial judge made a critical mistake by letting women
00:14testify that Weinstein assaulted them, even though their accusations were not part of
00:19the charges he faced.
00:21It says the remedy for the errors is a new trial.
00:25In a sharp dissent to the majority, Judge Madeline Sinha says the decision, quote, "...perpetuates
00:31outdated notions of sexual violence and makes holding defendants accountable for sexual
00:35assault significantly more difficult."
00:38Weinstein has been serving a 23-year sentence in a prison in upstate Rome, New York.
00:43He's not expected to be freed immediately as he also faces a separate 16-year prison
00:48term in California for the 2013 rape of an actress.