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Weinstein loses bid to overturn California rape conviction

The Hill
June 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Weinstein loses bid to overturn California rape conviction

A California appeals court on Friday upheld ex-Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in the state but ordered that the trial judge who gave him 16 years in prison resentence him. A unanimous three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals rejected Weinstein’s efforts to overturn the guilty verdicts,…

A California appeals court on Friday upheld ex-Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in the state but ordered that the trial judge who gave him 16 years in prison resentence him. A unanimous three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals rejected Weinstein’s efforts to overturn the guilty verdicts,…