US EditionJury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations
- A jury consisting of seven women and five men resumed deliberations on Monday in the New York sex crimes retrial of 73-year-old Harvey Weinstein.
- The retrial comes after Weinstein’s initial 2020 conviction in New York for sexually assaulting two women was overturned, prompting new charges and the inclusion of an additional accuser last year.
- During deliberations, the jury foreperson privately expressed concerns that some jurors were ganging up and citing information not presented as evidence, prompting the defense lawyer Arthur Aidala to request a mistrial.
- Aidala described the jury as compromised and out of control, urging the judge to declare a mistrial, while prosecutor Matthew Colangelo maintained that the jurors’ concerns did not merit halting the trial since certain elements of Weinstein’s history had already been admitted as evidence.
- Judge Curtis Farber denied the mistrial request, reminded jurors to weigh only the evidence presented, and continued deliberations despite a juror asking to be excused over unfair treatment of another panel member.
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Jurors progressing towards a verdict in Weinstein retrial despite tensions
Jurors in the retrial of movie industry magnate Harvey Weinstein said on Monday they were navigating tense deliberations and risks of a mistrial, and were progressing towards a verdict on whether Weinstein was guilty of sexual assault and rape, four years after his original conviction was thrown out.
New York- The jury president who deliberates in the new trial against Harvey Weinstein, related to the #MeToo movement, told the judge this Monday that some members of the jury have formed groups, incited others to change their minds and mentioned information that was not part of the trial. "They fight together, and I don't like it," said the jury president, according to defense attorney Arthur Aidala, in a closed-door conversation with Judge Cu…
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