Weinstein loses bid to overturn California rape conviction
Key takeaways
- The decision comes a day after prosecutors in the Empire State dropped another case against Weinstein.
- The New York charge remains unresolved after the conviction was later followed by two hung juries.
- We are disappointed by today s decision and respectfully disagree with the Court of Appeal s conclusions regarding the fairness of Mr.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
A unanimous three-judge panel from California s 2nd District Court of Appeals rejected Weinstein s efforts to overturn the guilty verdicts, finding that his Los Angeles trial judge did not violate his constitutional rights.
The court, however, found a resentencing appropriate, citing that the trial judge who sentenced Weinstein to 16 years in prison relied in part on his convictions in New York that were overturned due to egregious judicial errors.
The decision comes a day after prosecutors in the Empire State dropped another case against Weinstein. He will not face a fourth trial in the New York rape case after his accuser said she could not endure another trial in the MeToo-era case.