Harvey Weinstein’s New York Conviction Overturned by Appeals Court 4 Years Later

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Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for felony sex crimes in 2020 was overturned on Thursday, April 25. The New York Court of Appeals ruled to overturn the conviction in a 4-3 decision according to The New York Times. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will determine if the former producer, 72, is given a retrial following the decision.

The appeals court ruled that Weinstein was not given a fair trial. The four judges in the majority ruled it a mistake for the judge overseeing Weinstein’s New York trial to allow the prosecutor to call witnesses who had said that Weinstein had assaulted them. Their allegations were not being charged against the producer though, which led to the decision to overturn it. Weinstein is currently serving his sentence in Rome, NY, but he was also convicted of raping a woman in California, which he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for.