Harvey Weinstein " cried tears of joy in prison " when he learned that his conviction in New York had been overturned . The former producer's spokeswoman, Juda Engelmaye, said this.
«He was happy that someone had finally listened to him. And now she waits to know from her lawyers and the prison system what the next steps are ,” Engelmaye added.
At a press conference in New York, Arthur Aidala, the lawyer of the former Miramax boss said that his client will soon be transferred to a facility closer to the city . “We will start from scratch with the new case,” the lawyer said.
Weinstein is currently incarcerated in a New York state prison near Syracuse. He is due to be moved to California to serve the 16 years he was sentenced to in a second 2022 sexual assault trial in Los Angeles . But on this point his lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, has already announced that she is ready to appeal on May 20 to have his conviction in California revoked. According to the lawyer, the verdict on the appeal in New York will strengthen her client's position . “The jurors were overwhelmed by the evidence of his bad character, evidence that was not legitimate and which, in our opinion, undermined the entire trial in California,” the lawyer said.
(Unioneonline/vl)
