Harvey Weinstein is back in NYC court after a hospital stay
Harvey Weinstein is returning to court in New York City as authorities consider an extradition request from California to serve his sentence for a 2022 rape conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was expected in a New York City courtroom Thursday as authorities consider California's extradition request to serve his pending sentence for a 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles.
The 16-year sentence Weinstein received in 2023 for raping a woman at a 2013 Los Angeles film festival had been on ice while he served time behind bars in New York after being found guilty of rape in Manhattan in 2020. But the Empire State conviction was overturned late last month, negating its 23-year sentence.
The hearing in Queens criminal court on Thursday morning, days after Weinstein left a city hospital, is related to California's request, according to prosecutors and defense attorneys.
The 72-year-old has nevertheless remained in New York custody while Manhattan’s district attorney works to retry him. At a hearing last week, prosecutors said they could be ready as soon as September, and that at least one of two alleged victims was willing to testify again.
