Harvey Weinstein: fall of Hollywood player they once called ‘God’

[Solauren]

I can actually understand why allowing testimony in not related to the charges would require a re-trial. (Doesn't mean I like it).

Now, the question is - If those woman that testified (and are now being disallowed) had Weinstein charged in the districts it happened, and he was convicted before the retrial occurred, would they be allowed then?

[EnterpriseSovereign]

I can actually understand why allowing testimony in not related to the charges would require a re-trial. (Doesn't mean I like it).

Now, the question is - If those woman that testified (and are now being disallowed) had Weinstein charged in the districts it happened, and he was convicted before the retrial occurred, would they be allowed then?

I know the legal system is slower than pitch but I'm still surprised that it took four years to get to this point.

[Solauren]

I can actually understand why allowing testimony in not related to the charges would require a re-trial. (Doesn't mean I like it).

Now, the question is - If those woman that testified (and are now being disallowed) had Weinstein charged in the districts it happened, and he was convicted before the retrial occurred, would they be allowed then?

I know the legal system is slower than pitch but I'm still surprised that it took four years to get to this point.

Well, he had the LA trial to deal with. It's possible his lawyers said to worry about that over the appeals, to avoid possible conflicting trial dates and the like. (That and milking Weinstein for all the money they can.)

There could be other things going on in the background too, like the lawyers asking for delays to cause judge rotations to ones they knew would be receptive to their arguments.