{"id":298966,"date":"2024-04-25T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/harvey-weinsteins-conviction-in-california-solid-l-a-d-a-s-office-says"},"modified":"2024-04-25T19:48:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:48:19","slug":"harvey-weinsteins-conviction-in-california-solid-l-a-d-a-s-office-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/harvey-weinsteins-conviction-in-california-solid-l-a-d-a-s-office-says","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein's Conviction in California Strong, L.A. D.A.'s Workplace Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harvey Weinstein<\/strong><\/a>‘s guilty verdict in New York was overturned, but there’s no way that happens here on the West Coast … according to the L.A. County D.A.’s Office, that is.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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While many are questioning whether Weinstein’s L.A. conviction will hold up now that a NY appeals court tossed his conviction, the prosecutors who handled the case here in Cali aren’t worried one bit … telling TMZ its case was consistent with state law.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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A rep for the D.A.’s office says California law allows “propensity evidence” in sexual assault cases subject to a judge’s discretion … and, the office used evidence of Weinstein’s sexual assaults in other jurisdictions to make its case — totally legal, according to them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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The D.A.’s office says it’s saddened by the appeal results in NYC … but, adds it’s sure his convictions in L.A. — for which Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years — will hold up under appellate scrutiny, and it intends for Weinstein to face consequences for his actions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In fact, the office is so sure its conviction will stand, that even its leader, District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n<\/strong> went on the record … telling the Los Angeles Times<\/strong><\/a> he’s totally comfortable with the conviction’s validity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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That said, the New York D.A.’s office probably felt pretty confident too until this morning … when the decision came down from the court of appeals to vacate Weinstein’s guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The appeals court concluded Weinstein ended up more on trial for other instances of alleged past behavior as opposed to specific crimes prosecutors charged him with … and concluded he needed a new jury to weigh in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Manhattan D.A.’s Office tells TMZ it plans to retry Weinstein … while his defense lawyer Jennifer Bonjean <\/strong>continues to work on his appeal in L.A.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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