Weinstein Blasts Judge’s Rulings in His Appeal of Rape Case (3)

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein asked a New York state appeals court to toss out his sexual assault conviction, arguing he was denied a fair trial in a fraught case that became an emblem of the #MeToo movement.

Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence, says he was tried and convicted in the turmoil of that moment rather than for the specific crimes with which he was charged.

“The vast majority of the allegations described so-called inappropriate, but noncriminal behavior,” defense attorney Barry Kamins said in the filing, according to a copy provided by his law firm on Monday. ...