Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York court

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction connected rape charges has been overturned by nan State of New York Court of Appeals, which ordered a caller trial. 

The tribunal recovered that nan judge who presided complete nan disgraced movie mogul's lawsuit had made a correction by allowing prosecutors to telephone witnesses whose accusations were not portion of nan charges against him, according to nan 4-3 decision. The text of nan decision was released Thursday morning. 

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