Appeals Court Upholds Harvey Weinstein's L.A. Rape Conviction, Orders Resentencing
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Gene Maddaus
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A California appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles but ordered a lower court to resentence him. The three-judge panel rejected Weinstein's appeal arguing that the trial judge improperly withheld sexually suggestive Facebook messages between the accuser and another man that could have undermined her credibility. Weinstein, 74, was convicted of sexually assaulting a model at the L.A.-Italia Film Festival and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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VarietyAppeals Court Upholds Harvey Weinstein's L.A. Rape Conviction, Orders Resentencingvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAn appeals court on Friday rejected Harvey Weinstein's bid to overturn his rape conviction in Los Angeles, but ordered a lower court judge to resentence him.
Weinstein, 74, was convicted in 2022 of sexually assaulting a model at the L.A.-Italia Film Festival, and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
On appeal, his lawyers argued that the trial judge improperly withheld sexually suggestive Facebook messages between the accuser and another man that would have undermined her credibility and helped to establish an alibi.
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