New York prosecutors
Coverage of New York prosecutors in the Nexus archive.
- California appeals court upholds Weinstein’s rape conviction but says he must be resentenced
A California appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction but ordered him to be resentenced. Prosecutors in New York dropped a related case after the accuser stated she could not testify again.
- Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can't endure a fourth trial
New York prosecutors dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of proceeding with a fourth trial. The decision followed the accuser's statement that she could not endure testifying again.
- Prosecutors to drop Harvey Weinstein’s unresolved rape charge; his other convictions stand
New York prosecutors will drop an unresolved rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after a victim declined to proceed with a fourth trial. Weinstein remains incarcerated for other sexual felony convictions in New York and California. The dropped charge involved allegations of raping Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013, following an overturned conviction and two deadlocked juries.
- New York prosecutors say they’ll drop a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein, averting retrial; other convictions stand
New York prosecutors will drop a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein, preventing a retrial, while other convictions remain in effect. The decision was announced by the prosecutors without additional details provided in the article.
- Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
The Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz by a 6-3 vote. New York prosecutors appealed to undo a prior federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict, with three liberal justices dissenting.
- Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
The Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz by a 6-3 vote, reversing a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The ruling cited a 1996 federal law limiting federal court oversight of state criminal trials, allowing prosecutors to pursue a third trial against Pedro Hernandez, who was previously convicted in a 2017 retrial.
- Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
The Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz by a 6-3 vote, reversing a federal appeals court decision that had overturned the verdict. Three liberal justices dissented from the ruling.