Posted on 01/15/2020 5:19:16 PM PST by Libloather
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team has asked again for a change of venue, arguing that his rape trial has devolved into a media circus.
Weinstein’s team asked in August to move the case to Albany or Suffolk County, on Long Island, saying the intense media scrutiny in Manhattan would make it impossible to get a fair trial. The New York state appeals court denied the request in October.
His defense lawyers filed a renewed motion on Wednesday to move to a “quieter jurisdiction,” saying that the media attention on the case has proven their earlier warnings correct. Of the 142 prospective jurors who have filled out questionnaires so far, 130 of them had heard about the case, the defense said.
Weinstein attorney Arthur Aidala argued that his client had been subjected to a “perfect storm of prejudice,” citing an “alarmingly high” percentage of prospective jurors who said could not be fair. Last Friday, a group of about 100 anti-rape activists staged a demonstration outside the court.
“Reporters and camera crews fill the entrance to the courthouse and line the hallways leading into the courtroom, celebrity press conferences denouncing the Defendant occur on the courthouse steps, and protests and demonstrations are audible inside the courtroom during proceedings,” Aidala wrote.
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Where? Jupiter?
Rapist should have been eliminated a long time ago. N.O.W.? Sorry girls, ladies, women, moms, sisters, grandmothers. No justice, NO AMERICA. PAY ATTENTION slaves/victims. These CRIMINALS are smarter than you and have more POWER than you. Perfect example of a CRIMINAL STATE operative.
Ghislaine Maxwell DID NOT hang herself in jail.
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