Overview
- Harvey Weinstein returned to Manhattan court as his lawyers pressed to throw out his latest conviction, citing sworn statements from two jurors who say they felt pressured to convict.
- Judge Curtis Farber is weighing whether to order testimony from those jurors or grant a new trial based on alleged coercion during deliberations.
- Prosecutors counter that only scattered contentious interactions were reported during deliberations and argue the court addressed them appropriately.
- The prior retrial ended with a split verdict: guilty of forcing oral sex on Mimi Haley, not guilty on another count, and a hung jury on the rape charge involving Jessica Mann.
- Prosecutors plan to retry the Mann count, the judge set March 3 for that trial, and Weinstein’s attorney said he will pursue plea talks after the court encouraged discussions.