Harvey Weinstein is slated to return to court to determine the start of his retrial connected to multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The focus will be whether to include a new charge from an additional accuser, which Weinstein's legal team contends was introduced to strengthen the prosecution's case after his previous conviction was overturned. Weinstein's deteriorating health, including serious conditions like chronic myeloid leukemia, adds urgency to proceedings as his lawyer pleads for prioritization of this trial among a crowded judicial schedule.
Weinstein is being retried on charges he forcibly performed oral sex on two women and is facing an additional charge involving another unidentified woman from 2006.
In a courtroom plea, Weinstein's lawyer emphasized the urgency to expedite the trial due to Weinstein's declining health, stating, 'Can I try this dying man's case first?'
The judge's decision regarding the additional charge and trial date is complicated by Weinstein's lawyer's involvement in another high-profile trial alongside a full court calendar.
Weinstein's legal team argues that the new charge was introduced solely to strengthen the prosecution's case following the overturning of his prior conviction.
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