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2024-04-25 18:50:58
In a dissenting opinion to the state of New York court of appeals 4-3 decision to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction by a jury for sexual crimes against 3 named complainants, Judge Madeline Singas accused the ruling majority of participating in a “disturbing trend of overturning juries’ guilty verdicts in cases involving sexual violence.”
“The majority’s determination perpetuates outdated notions of sexual violence and allows predators to escape accountability.”