Weinstein's 2020 conviction in Manhattan was thrown out this spring by the state’s top court - the retrial is tentatively scheduled for November. Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody in New York while awaiting in Manhattan, prosecutors have confirmed. Weinstein made a brief court appearance related to California’s request to extradite him there.
After the New York case is complete, he will return to California to serve his for a separate rape conviction there first, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. “Today, defendant Harvey Weinstein was formally arraigned on a governor’s warrant issued by Governor Kathy Hochul, who exercised her authority for him to remain in New York State until his case in New York County is adjudicated," Katz said. “He will serve the California sentence first, as it is now his primary sentence.
” Weinstein, who has denied that he raped or sexually assaulted anyone, was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 while already serving a 23-year sentence in New York. His 2020 conviction in Manhattan was by the state’s top court, which ruled that the judge in the original trial unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that weren’t part of the case. The is tentatively scheduled for November.
The 72-year-old Weinstein, with one hand cuffed to his wheelchair and another grasping a book and a magazine, appeared in Queens criminal court for less than five minutes yesterday as his l.
