Court upholds Weinstein rape conviction
Key takeaways
- A California court has upheld the conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein but said a lower court judge must resentence him.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5G9Dp Weinstein is currently in jail awaiting a sentence in New York and now a new one in California as well Image: Adam Gray/AP Photo/Bloomberg/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement.
- "The sentence is vacated and the matter is remanded for re-sentencing," an online update posted by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal read.
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A California court has upheld the conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein but said a lower court judge must resentence him. Allegations against Weinstein sparked the #Me Too movement.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G9Dp Weinstein is currently in jail awaiting a sentence in New York and now a new one in California as well Image: Adam Gray/AP Photo/Bloomberg/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement. An appeals court in California on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault but vacated a 16-year prison sentence and ordered the trial judge to resentence him.
"The sentence is vacated and the matter is remanded for re-sentencing," an online update posted by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal read. "In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed."