Harvey Weinstein’s First Court Appearance Since 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned Set For Next Week
26.04.2024 - 22:47
/ deadline.com
Less than a week after Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was tossed by New York’s highest court, the much-accused Pulp Fiction producer is set to be in front of a judge.
Weinstein will appear in Manhattan Supreme Court on May 1, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said late Friday. The hearing in Judge Curtis Farber’s courtroom is set to start at 2:15 p.m. ET.
In a 4-3 ruling on Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals said Weinstein’s conviction and 23-year sentence in the state is to be overturned. Writing for the majority, Judge Jenny Rivera said now ex-Justice James Burke “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes” four years ago when he was overseeing the trial.
The Appeals Court has ordered a new trial for Weinstein.
The purpose of the May 1 hearing is to release Weinstein from his 2020 conviction and re-arraign him on the sex crimes charges for which he was arrested in 2018. Due to his 2022 conviction in Los Angeles on sex crimes and sentencing to 16 years behind bars after that trial, Weinstein will not be released after Wednesday’s hearing.
“At the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, our Special Victims Division fights each and every day to center survivors, uplift their voices, and seek justice for these horrific crimes,” a spokesperson for D.A. Alvin Bragg told Deadline. “Our mission is to center survivors’ experiences and wellbeing in every decision we make, which we will do as we approach the next steps in this case.”
Moved from a state prison in upstate New York in the past 24 hours, the 72-year-old Weinstein is now with the NYC Department of Corrections at Rikers and is having his medical needs tended to,