Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 sex crimes conviction, which put him behind bars for nearly a quarter-century, will be reviewed by the full New York Court of Appeals after its chief judge decided there was a question of law that needed to be addressed by the panel.
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore granted the request for an appeal in the Hollywood mogul’s 2020 case, in which he was found guilty of rape and a felony sex crime.
Weinstein’s legal team had appealed his rape conviction in April 2021, arguing his constitutional rights were violated by 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 he was standing trial. A five-judge appellate panel rejected the appeal in June.
