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INSANE: Harvey weinstein what does ruling mean for california rape conviction | Rare Historical Photos

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Harvey Weinstein lawyer Arthur Aidala at a press conference in New York on Thursday. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

Harvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years.

But on Thursday New York’s top court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for two sex crimes and found he should receive a new trial, and the California case has taken on even greater significance.

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