The ruling essentially guarantees life in prison for the producer.
This latest conviction and sentencing essentially guarantees he will spend the rest of his life behind bars because he will likely not be allowed to serve his sentences concurrently.
Should the court order Weinstein to serve his Los Angeles sentence separately, the clock wouldn't begin until his 23-year prison sentence in New York City has been completed. The charges in the Los Angeles case stem from Jane Doe accusing Weinstein of showing up at her hotel room after meeting at a film festival and assaulting her.
Of the eleven charges filed against Weinstein in Los Angeles, four were ultimately dropped. The jury failed to reach a verdict on three of the remaining charges and acquitted him of another charge related to a separate accuser. Earlier this week, Judge Lisa B. Lench denied a motion by Weinstein's attorneys for a new trial after they argued evidence about a romantic relationship between the producer and one of the Jane Does had been excluded to their client's detriment.
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