Refresh for latest… A week into jury deliberations on Harvey Weinstein‘s New York rape retrial, the proceedings appear to be descending into chaos.
The jurors just informed Judge Curtis Farber that they have reached a split verdict: guilty on Count 1 against accuser Miriam Haley, not guilty on Kaja Sokola and no verdict on Jessica Mann.
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As these near-unprecedented circumstances unfold, Weinstein himself addressed the judge this morning and asked for a mistrial. “This is my life that’s on the line, this is not fair,” said Weinstein, who saw his 23-year sentence from a 2020 conviction dismissed by an appeals court last year. “I’m not getting a fair trial,” the ailing, 73-year-old added to Judge Farber.
As he has before, the judge rejected the request for a mistrial.
Tensions have been running high among the panelists all week, including apparent threats of violence from one juror against another.
Earlier, the jury foreman told the judge, “I can’t go back in there with the other jurors.” Farber had confirmed hostilities among jurors, including some “yelling and screaming.”
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Erik Pedersen contributed to this report…
