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Headline : Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Overturned by New York Appeals Court

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Harvey Weinstein‘s 2020 rape conviction in a landmark #MeToo trial was overturned Thursday by the New York State Court of Appeals.

According to the Associated Press, the court ruled in a 4-3 decision that Judge James Burke, who presided over the trial, made “egregious” improper rulings against Weinstein during the proceedings, including the admission of women’s testimonies that were unrelated to the trial’s specific charges.

“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” read the court’s decision. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.”

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