One in all Harvey Weinstein‘s authorized {cases} has taken an surprising flip.
The New York Courtroom of Appeals announced April 25 that the disgraced movie producer’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned, ordering a brand new trial for Weinstein, who was beforehand sentenced to 23 years in jail within the case.
Within the resolution, obtained by E! Information, the state’s highest courtroom concluded that the “trial courtroom erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts in opposition to individuals aside from the complainants of the underlying crimes as a result of that testimony served no materials non-propensity goal.”
Shortly after the announcement was made public, Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala advised the New York Times the choice was “not only a victory for Mr. Weinstein, however for each legal defendant within the state of New York, and we praise the Courtroom of Appeals for upholding essentially the most primary rules {that a} legal defendant ought to have in a trial.”