Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts
Posted on AllSides February 21st, 2020
From The Left
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges, but the judge told the panel it must keep working.
In a note to the judge late in the fourth day of deliberations, jurors asked if it was permissible for them to be hung on one or both counts of predatory sexual assault while reaching a unanimous verdict on the other charges on their complicated verdict sheet.
Weinstein’s lawyers said they would accept a partial verdict, but prosecutors...
