Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-27 04:51:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 09AB0CDEA3F716BC1833EAFAD0F3DF975123175E52D8D25F90AE97684FB0CFB7
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Weinstein was not acquitted, his conviction was overturned due to "abuse of judicial discretion" in allowing witnesses to testify to alleged bad acts that Weinstein was not charged with: https://apnews.com/article/weinstein-rape-overturned-metoo-whats-happening-3610385d7e05cabebed954b6b85f579d New York law doesn't allow that: https://haubadvocacy.blogs.pace.edu/2023/01/24/new-yorks-prior-bad-acts-character-evidence/ The state has said it intends to try him again: https://abcnews.go.com/US/harvey-weinstein-nyc-court-appearance-retrial/story?id=109707471
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