Harvey Weinstein‘s NYC rape conviction getting overturned has him so elated it is lowered him to tears as he sits in jail.
Weinstein’s rep Juda Engelmayer tells TMZ she chatted together with her shopper twice right now, and he is over the moon in regards to the information of the Courtroom of Appeals ruling Thursday … which decided his constitutional rights have been violated again in 2020 through the trial.
Nevertheless, Juda says the disgraced film mogul — at present incarcerated in an upstate NY State jail — is just cautiously optimistic in regards to 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, she emphasizes the information clears a big hurdle for Weinstein, and has moved him to tears as a result of he assumed no decide would dare problem the court docket of public opinion by overturning his conviction.
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We’re instructed 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’ choice and his newfound hope.
Weinstein employed felony protection lawyer Jennifer Bonjean to attraction his 2022 L.A. conviction on 3 costs, together with rape and forcible oral copulation.
She tells us the choice to overturn his NY conviction is not shocking 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 have been as much as her, her shopper can be launched instantly on bail pending attraction. She additionally defined why she thinks his L.A. conviction needs to be overturned now … because of the consequence of his NY attraction.
As you already know, Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years behind bars within the L.A. case, and 23 years in jail in NY.
Together 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.
