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Judge Rejects Full New Trial for Weinstein, Sets March 3 Retrial on Deadlocked Count

Plea negotiations by the defense could avert the single retrial now scheduled for March 3.

Overview

  • Judge Curtis Farber denied Harvey Weinstein’s bid to reopen the entire case and dismissed claims that two jurors were coerced into a guilty vote.
  • The court ordered a new proceeding only on the count where the last jury deadlocked, with the retrial set to begin March 3 in New York.
  • Defense attorneys said they will enter plea talks that could resolve the unresolved charge without another jury trial.
  • The most recent retrial last summer ended with a split result: one conviction, one acquittal, and no verdict on the remaining rape-related count.
  • Weinstein remains incarcerated, and his separate 16-year California sentence from 2023 is under appeal.