EXCLUSIVE: Despite a myriad of health issues landing the incarcerated Harvey Weinstein in hospital last week, the much-accused producer is still expected to show up in court tomorrow — at least right now.
Weinstein was visited yesterday by his attorneys Arthur Aidala and Diana Samson for several hours,” Engelmayer added.
The Appeals Court has also ordered a new trial for Weinstein, who maintains he is the innocent.
To that end, the May 1 hearing before Judge Curtis Farber will formally vacate Weinstein’s 2020 NYC verdict and restart the criminal justice process.
Still, because of his 2022 Los Angeles conviction on rape charges and a subsequent 16-year sentence, Weinstein will not be shuffling out of custody anytime soon on either coast.
As another consequence of his conviction, Weinstein was also ordered to register as a sex offender by Burke.
On April 26, Haley said she was “sick to her stomach” upon learning of Weinstein’s conviction being overturned.
Saying she was raped by Weinstein in his SoHo apartment in 2006, Haley was a major witness at the 2020 trial.
Exclusive: Although a number of health complications sent the imprisoned Harvey Weinstein to the hospital last week, the heavily accused producer is still scheduled to appear in court tomorrow, at least as of right now.
“Mister. Weinstein’s longtime representative Juda Engelmayer tells Deadline of his client’s diabetes, heart problems, sleep apnea, and near blindness: “Weinstein entered prison with serious medical issues, and they have not magically disappeared, but are being managed.”.
Rumors that 72-year-old Weinstein wouldn’t show up for his re-arraignment hearing on April 25 at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan early in the afternoon local time have been rife in the last few days, following the overturning of his 2020 sex crimes conviction. A well-placed law enforcement source stated that “things could turn on a dime” and that “more drama” is possible, even though Weinstein’s condition is currently far from critical and he is being observed at Bellevue. “.
Weinstein’s representatives dispute this.
“Mr. Engelmayer continued, “Weinstein received a lengthy visit from his attorneys Diana Samson and Arthur Aidala yesterday. “Mr. Aidala affirms that Mr. Weinstein will attend his hearing on Wednesday and expresses excitement for his upcoming court appearance. “.
Over the weekend, Weinstein moved out of his sort of home at the medium security Mohawk Correctional Facility in upstate New York and into the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward. In the interim, Weinstein made a quick trip back to Rikers Island less than twenty-four hours after the Empire State’s Appeal Court overturned his conviction for 2020 sex crimes and 23-year sentence last week.
Additionally, Weinstein, who insists he is innocent, has been granted a new trial by the Appeals Court.
The criminal justice process will thus be reopened and Weinstein’s 2020 NYC verdict formally vacated at the hearing on May 1 before Judge Curtis Farber.
Nonetheless, Weinstein won’t be leaving custody on either coast anytime soon due to his 2022 Los Angeles rape conviction and subsequent 16-year sentence.
A spokesman for the NY Department of Corrections, Patrick Rocchio, stated today that Weinstein is still being held. “Mister. Craig Rothfeld, Weinstein’s prison consultant and officially designated NYC DOCS and Correctional Health Services representative, states that Weinstein is still under the competent care of CHS at Bellevue Hospital, where his numerous medical conditions are being monitored and treated.
According to a law enforcement official, once all of the medical tests are finished and the former Miramax mini mogul has stabilized, he will be returned to Rikers. When that move might or might not happen was unknown to the source.
Weinstein is still expected to serve more than ten years in prison, which is one certainty in this once again uncertain situation based on the distinctions between New York state law and California law. The Pulp Fiction producer’s LA sentence will not be significantly affected by the inclusion of Prior Bad Acts testimony from several women on uncharged assault and abuse accusations that the now-former Justice James Burke allowed in Weinstein’s 2020 East Coast trial, regardless of whether Weinstein’s West Coast attorneys file an appeal or not.
With the conviction overturned in a 4-3 ruling by New York’s highest court, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, back on the East Coast, made it clear that they planned to retry Weinstein in court. The D.A declared, “We will do everything within our power to retry this case and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault.”. ‘s office, which is also prosecuting Donald Trump, stated on April 25 and again on April 26.
Although, according to sources, that could change as early as Wednesday, as of right now, no paperwork has been submitted.
This past weekend’s trip to Bellevue is reminiscent of the much-discussed hospital visits made by Weinstein in the hours and days after his sentencing in March 2020 for multiple sex offenses. Weinstein’s health suddenly declined then, as it does now, which had the added benefit of preventing him from spending a lot of time in the expansive Rikers on the East River.
Following revelations by the New York Times in late 2017 detailing decades of abuse and alleged assaults by Weinstein, the producer was charged with and arrested for rape in May 2018. In the case of Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann, the producer was found guilty in February 2020 of first-degree sexual assault and third-degree rape.
Justice Burke sentenced him to twenty-three years of hard labor, to be served consecutively. Crucial to the Appeals Court’s decision to reverse the conviction and sentence last week—an additional setback to the MeToo movement—was the Weinstein trial, in which Annabella Sciorra and multiple other women testified about alleged sexual abuse and rape by the producer.
Burke also ordered Weinstein to register as a sex offender as a further consequence of his conviction. At the hearing on May 1, that designation is probably going to be eliminated.
When news of Weinstein’s conviction being overturned broke on April 26, Haley expressed that she was “sick to her stomach.”. Claiming to have been sexually assaulted by Weinstein in his SoHo apartment in 2006, Haley was a key witness in the 2020 case.
Currently, it is unclear if she will testify in a subsequent NYC Weinstein trial.
The Haley represented by Gloria Allred said in a L, “I definitely don’t want to actually go through that again.”. 1. press conference held toward the end of last week. She continued, “But because it is what happened, I would consider it for the sake of continuing and doing the right thing.”.
The Manhattan D.A may need Haley’s actual testimony, even though her tone echoed the rage that many survivors have been expressing since the Appeals Court ruling was made public. if they choose to send Weinstein to California or try this case again.
