Veteran criminal defense attorneys agree that the judge assigned to oversee the newly remitted sex crimes case against Harvey Weinstein is well-suited to the task.
The case will proceed before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber, following the recent New York Court of Appeals ruling overturning the producer’s conviction in a 4-3 vote on the grounds that the trial court erred in admitting uncharged allegations of prior sexual acts.
![Harvey Weinstein maintains his innocence. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison following his 2020 conviction. Photo: Peter Foley/Bloomberg](https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/389/2024/05/weinstein-767x633-300x248.jpg)