Aug. 25 (Reuters) – New York state highest courtroom permitted previous US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to attraction his conviction for rape and sexual assault, a letter dated Monday Aug. 22 shows. Reuters was in a position to consult on Wednesday.
In the letter sent to Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys, the court stated Chief Judge Janet DiFiore had granted authorization to appeal on August 19. No details had been supplied to demonstrate this choice.
Soon after the protection lawyers and prosecutors have appear out, the court docket will have the selection to uphold the conviction or purchase a retrial.
In June, a decreased appeals court docket upheld Harvey Weinstein’s conviction, dismissing the defense’s argument that the decide presiding over the Manhattan trial of the previous movie producer had created errors that would have distorted the treatment of the circumstance. .
Pursuing this trial in Manhattan in February 2020, Harvey Weinstein was located guilty of rape and sexual assault. A decide afterwards sentenced him to 23 decades in jail. (Daniel Trotta report French model Jean Terzian)
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