by Tyler Durden
Monday, Apr 05, 2021 - 03:01 PM
Roughly 13 months after he was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison (an effective life sentence for the 69-year-old movie mogul) after being convicted of rape, nefarious former Hollywood super-producer (and Democratic mega-donor) Harvey Weinstein and his legal team filed an appeal on Monday. In the filing, lawyers for the mogul argued that his trial was tainted by the involvement of a juror who had published a book about the predations of older men against younger women.
According to the 160-page appeal, Weinstein s lawyers allege Juror Amanda Brainerd should have been removed from the jury pool due to the content of her debut novel, Age of Consent, which was published last year and tackled themes of sex and predatory older men, according to a description on the author’s website. In their appeal, Weinstein’s lawyers argued that Brainerd was not honest about the nature of the novel during jury selection and criticized New
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Harvey Weinstein has appealed his sex crime conviction from his 2020 New York trial, according to docs obtained by Fox News.
The disgraced movie producer was found guilty in February 2020 of rape and a criminal sexual act. The now 69-year-old was sentenced to 23 years in prison in March 2020.
Weinstein s lawyers filed a 166-page appeal on Monday claiming Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James Burke woefully neglected to ensure a fair trial.
The appeal also claims that the judge shouldn’t have permitted testimony from four women whose sexual allegations hadn’t resulted in criminal charges.
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Harvey Weinstein appeals New York sexual assault conviction
Harvey Weinstein leaves a New York City courthouse after the second day of jury selection during his 2020 sexual assault trial. The fallen Hollywood mogul is appealing his conviction.
(Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press)
April 5, 2021 Updated 2:05 PM PT
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Harvey Weinstein formally appealed his rape conviction Monday, arguing the combination of a biased juror and a New York City judge’s decision to allow prosecutors to use evidence that wasn’t connected to the crimes for which the mogul was standing trial led to violations of his constitutional rights.
The Miramax co-founder and disgraced Hollywood icon was convicted of rape and a felony sex crime in February 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in a New York state prison the following month, bringing an end to a years-long saga that helped spawn the #MeToo movement as more than 80 women accused Weinstein of sexual abuse.