California appeals court upholds Weinstein’s rape conviction but orders resentencing
Weinstein was convicted in 2022 of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault and sentenced to 16 years
TL;DR
- An appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California.
- The court ordered the trial judge to resentence Weinstein.
- Weinstein was convicted of assaulting an Italian model in her hotel room.
- His lawyers argued the trial was unfair due to the jury learning of his New York conviction and the prosecution focusing on his character.
- The California ruling came a day after New York prosecutors dismissed a rape charge against Weinstein.
- Weinstein faces a September sentencing in New York for a separate assault conviction.