Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was overturned by a New York court on Thursday, setting the stage for a retrial.
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the judge in the notable #MeToo case had prejudiced the jury against Weinstein with incorrect decisions, including allowing testimony from women about accusations not directly related to the charges brought against him, according to the New York Post.
The state’s highest court — in a 4-3 ruling — found that the Manhattan trial judge, James Burke, “erroneously” allowed testimony from three women whose allegations were not connected to the case.
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“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying
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