Final week, the New York state appeals courtroom dominated that the decide overseeing the previous Hollywood mogul’s case had erred when he allowed the testimony of ladies who made allegations about Weinstein for which he was by no means charged. The decide had “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts in opposition to individuals apart from the complainants of the underlying crimes”, the appeals courtroom dominated by a vote of 4 to three. The choice additionally stated the trial decide compounded the error by letting Weinstein be cross-examined in a approach that portrayed him in a “extremely prejudicial” gentle.
