The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair.
In a New York criminal courtroom Wednesday afternoon, the Manhattan district attorney’s office told Judge Curtis Farber that they intend to pursue a new trial against disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, after his previous New York felony sex crime conviction was overturned last week. The new trial is slated to begin sometime after Labor Day, according to Judge Curtis Farber.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed that his office is working on putting together a new trial, noting in a press conference Wednesday afternoon, « We are already moving forward in that matter, and having conversations with survivors, centering their well-being and pursuing justice. »
The 72-year-old Weinstein was rolled into court Wednesday in a wheelchair. After his conviction was overturned last week, he was transferred from the Mohawk Correctional Facility in upstate New York, where he had been serving a 23-year sentence, to Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital for monitoring and treatment.
