Live Updates: Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Is Overturned by New York’s Top Court - The New York Times

Live Updates: Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Is Overturned by New York’s Top Court

"Manhattan prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Mr. Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose sexual abuse case sparked the #MeToo movement.

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April 25, 2024, 9:11 a.m. ET1 minute ago

Harvey Weinstein, who was once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, was convicted of sex crimes in New York and California.Desiree Rios for The New York Times

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New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges, a stunning reversal in the foundational case of the #MeToo era.

In a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals found that the trial judge who presided over Mr. Weinstein’s case had made a crucial mistake, allowing prosecutors to call as witnesses a series of women who said Mr. Weinstein had assaulted them — but whose accusations were not part of the charges against him."

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