Rape conviction
Coverage of Rape conviction in the Nexus archive.
- Hawaii Supreme Court grants new trial in Maui man’s 1990 rape conviction
The Hawaii Supreme Court vacated Daniel Granillo's 1990 rape conviction after determining that FBI hair and fiber evidence used in his trial was scientifically unreliable. The court ruled that the flawed forensic analysis violated Granillo's right to a fair trial, granting him a new trial.
- Harvey Weinstein’s California rape conviction upheld, but court says he must be resentenced
Harvey Weinstein's 2022 California rape and sexual assault conviction was upheld by an appeals court, but his 16-year sentence was overturned for resentencing due to the trial judge's reliance on New York convictions later invalidated. The court rejected Weinstein's claims of trial unfairness, while prosecutors in New York dropped a case against him after an accuser declined to testify.
- CA appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction but says he must be resentenced
A California appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction but ordered his trial judge to resentence him. The court affirmed the conviction but required a new sentencing process.
- CA appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction but says he must be resentenced
An appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California but ordered his trial judge to resentence him.
- California appeals court upholds Weinstein's rape conviction, orders resentencing
A California appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction but ordered his trial judge to resentence him.
- 'Unduly lenient' sentence for boys who 'raped for social media content' under urgent review
Attorney General Lord Richard Hermer is reviewing a sentence given to boys convicted of rape committed for social media content, which has been deemed 'unduly lenient'. The case is under urgent review to determine if the sentencing was appropriately severe for the serious crimes committed.