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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Philip Marcelo

NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial

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Prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to consolidate the two sex crime cases that Harvey Weinstein faces in New York into a single trial this year — a move that the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers oppose.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued in court filings released Friday that the cases have significant overlap as they involve similar criminal statutes, witnesses, expert testimony and documentary evidence.

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