Two days after Harvey Weinstein‘s rape conviction was overturned by the New York Court docket of Appeals, the previous film mogul has been hospitalized.
Weinstein’s legal professional, Arthur Aidala, mentioned he was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for a battery of checks, based on The Related Press.
“They examined him and despatched him to Bellevue,” Aidala defined. “It looks like he wants numerous assist, bodily. He’s acquired numerous issues. He’s getting all types of checks. He’s considerably of a prepare wreck health-wise.”
NYC Division of Correction spokesperson Frank Dwyer informed The Hollywood Reporter that Weinstein stays in custody whereas within the hospital. A consultant for the previous film producer informed THR that his jail guide and DOC liaison, Craig Rothfeld, mentioned they “are grateful for NYC DOC’s care and discretion as they’ve been treating Harvey Weinstein’s medical points as finest they will.”
On Thursday, information broke that Weinstein’s rape conviction was overturned in New York with a 4-3 ruling that said the earlier New York County trial prejudiced him with improper ruling, together with girls testifying about allegations that weren’t a part of the preliminary case.
The appeals courtroom — the very best in New York state — additionally famous {that a} new trial should happen. Weinstein is ready to return to courtroom for the primary time since his conviction on Might 1, the Manhattan District Lawyer’s workplace mentioned Friday. Nevertheless, the D.A.’s workplace didn’t point out what the listening to could be about.
The D.A.’s workplace didn’t point out what Wednesday’s listening to could be about, however it reiterated its earlier assertion that “we are going to do every part in our energy to retry this case.”
“Beneath our system of justice, the accused has a proper to be held to account just for the crime charged and, thus, allegations of prior unhealthy acts will not be admitted towards them for the only real objective of creating their propensity for criminality,” Decide Jenny Rivera wrote in her ruling. “Nor could the prosecution use ‘prior convictions or proof of the prior fee of particular, prison, vicious or immoral acts’ aside from to question the accused’s credibility. It’s our solemn obligation to diligently guard these rights whatever the crime charged, the repute of the accused or the stress to convict.”
Weinstein was discovered responsible of prison sexual assault within the first diploma and rape within the third diploma in February 2020. His conviction adopted the testimonies of former Mission Runway manufacturing assistant Miriam Haley and once-aspiring actress Jessica Mann. He was sentenced to 23 years in jail.
In December 2022, he went to trial in Los Angeles and was additionally convicted of rape there, which suggests he’ll stay in jail even when a brand new trial is established in New York. The previous film mogul is predicted to be transferred to a California jail to start serving his sentence.