Weeks after his felony sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned, disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has appealed his rape conviction in Los Angeles, with his lawyers arguing that he wasn’t given a “fair opportunity” to defend against the allegations. Filed in California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal on Friday, the appeal argues that […]
Weeks after Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction was overturned in New York, the disgraced film mogul filed an appeal to overturn a separate rape and sexual assault conviction in California. Weinstein filed his appeal in the Los Angeles case in the 2nd District Court of Appeal Friday, according to court documents obtained by NBC News. He […]
The Fulton County District Attorney’s office says Earnest Williams was anything but earnest when he allegedly took advantage of multiple victims for financial benefit. “He’s been conning people since 2009 to 2022,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] DA Willis spoke exclusively with Channel […]
Weinstein’s May 29 court appearance comes weeks after his 2020 rape and sexual assault convictions in New York State were overturned Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Harvey Weinstein in 2022 Harvey Weinstein made an appearance at the Manhattan Supreme Court today, May 29, where a prosecutor said a new indictment against the disgraced mogul is possible involving new accusers. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is appearing before a judge Wednesday afternoon in the same New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. The disgraced movie mogul entered the court in a wheelchair, as he has during recent hearings for a retrial on rape charges after his 2020 conviction was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is expected to appear before a judge Wednesday afternoon in the same New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. Weinstein is awaiting a retrial on rape charges after his 2020 conviction was tossed out. Wednesday’s court hearing will address various legal issues related to […]
As part of an event to celebrate of their founder Saturday, Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats owners officially launched a guided tour program of the well known bologna company’s Palmyra smokehouse. Dozens came out to the company’s Palmyra outlet store on 209 North Railroad to celebrate Harvey Seltzer Day, the butcher who started the business in 1902. […]
Prosecutors in New York have accused Harvey Weinstein’s lead defence lawyer of making public statements intended to intimidate a potential witness ahead of the fallen movie mogul’s retrial and asked a judge to take action. The Manhattan district attorney’s office sent a letter to the trial judge criticising comments made by lawyer Arthur Aidala outside […]
Stronger hurricanes are growing more frequent and causing more damage to US coastal cities. As a coastal engineer, Jens Figlus works to protect coastlines from these threats. He lives in Texas, which was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. But his home was safe because it sits 16 feet above sea level. Jens Figlus vividly recalls the […]
The New York state senate on Wednesday passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offences in sex crimes cases, a move to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to overturn his rape conviction. The senate approved the bill 55-4. The proposal now moves to the state assembly. Legislators began pushing the […]
Harvey Weinstein was expected in a New York City courtroom on Thursday as authorities consider California’s extradition request to serve his pending sentence for a 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles. The 16-year sentence Weinstein received in 2023 for raping a woman at a 2013 Los Angeles film festival had been on ice while he […]
In Harvey Weinstein’s first court hearing since his conviction for felony sex crimes was overturned, New York prosecutors told a judge Wednesday that they want to retry him as early as September. “We think early fall date, possibly as early as September, for a trial,” Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg told a Manhattan criminal court […]