NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s #MeToo retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations — plus a newly added claim from a former model. For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the […]
  • andrewta@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Honest question since it is a new trial, can they introduce new witnesses and new allegations? And if they can wouldn’t this also mean that he face even more penalties?

    I only ask the honest question because I literally have no idea how a “new trial” gets handled.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldM
      2·
      3 days ago

      Depends on how or why the original verdict was thrown out iirc, but usually yes. A new allegation is a new crime that you wouldn’t have been charged with before.