The start of a criminal trial that could see Harvey Weinstein behind bars for life has survived another new set of defense lawyers, but now it could be set back because of a move by the prosecution – at least according to the disgraced producer’s legal team.
“We believe that any last ditch effort to recharge the defendant will prove futile, because as the Da well knows, it is unconstitutional to charge this defendant with a 25-year old alleged crime that predates the enactment of the statute and is time-barred,” Diana Fabi Samson said Friday in a statement after the office of New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr earlier this week indicated it will seek to have Annabella Sciorra testify before the jury in the multi-charge matter.
“The judge did not have to reach these issues because the Da had illegally charged the defendant with this crime in a bill of particulars,...
“We believe that any last ditch effort to recharge the defendant will prove futile, because as the Da well knows, it is unconstitutional to charge this defendant with a 25-year old alleged crime that predates the enactment of the statute and is time-barred,” Diana Fabi Samson said Friday in a statement after the office of New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr earlier this week indicated it will seek to have Annabella Sciorra testify before the jury in the multi-charge matter.
“The judge did not have to reach these issues because the Da had illegally charged the defendant with this crime in a bill of particulars,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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