Harvey Weinstein‘s NYC rape conviction getting overturned has him so elated it is decreased him to tears as he sits in jail.
Weinstein’s rep Juda Engelmayer tells TMZ he chatted along with his consumer twice as we speak, and Harvey’s over the moon concerning the information of the Court docket of Appeals ruling Thursday … which decided his constitutional rights had been violated again in 2020 in the course of the trial.
Nonetheless, Juda says the disgraced film mogul — at the moment incarcerated in an upstate NY State jail — is simply cautiously optimistic concerning the court docket’s ruling, and is aware of he has a troublesome highway forward of him, particularly because it stays to be seen if and when he’ll be prosecuted once more.
However, Juda emphasizes the information clears a big hurdle for Weinstein, and has moved him to tears as a result of he assumed no choose would dare problem the court docket of public opinion by overturning his conviction.
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We’re advised Weinstein’s very grateful to the appellate judges for reviewing the case totally and understanding its deserves.
As for the Manhattan D.A.’s Workplace vowing to TMZ it can spare no effort to retry the case, Juda says Weinstein has no response, and stays laser-focused on the court docket of appeals’ determination and his newfound hope.
Weinstein employed felony protection lawyer Jennifer Bonjean to attraction his 2022 L.A. conviction on 3 fees, together with rape and forcible oral copulation.
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She tells us the choice to overturn his NY conviction is not stunning to her as a result of she believes Weinstein did not get a good trial within the Huge Apple, as she thinks the jury was overwhelmed with a number of uncharged allegations from his L.A. case.
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Bonjean tells us if it had been as much as her, her consumer can be launched instantly on bail pending attraction. She additionally defined why she thinks his L.A. conviction must be overturned now … because of the end result of his NY attraction.
Along with his East Coast conviction now overturned, the latter sentence is off the desk … and it stays to be seen what occurs in Los Angeles — however, for now, Weinstein’s celebrating.
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