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CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Harvey Weinstein jurors ask judge about hung jury rules
Jury deliberations in Harvey Weinstein's retrial are continuing for a third day in New York City. Weinstein is accused of raping a woman in 2013 and sexually assaulting two others 20 years ago. There are signs of difficulty among the jury. Monday morning, jurors sent two notes. In one note, a juror requested to speak with the judge. In the other, the jury requested rules of deliberations and the rules of a hung jury. The judge clarified, however, that there's no indication that they are actually hung yet. During Friday's deliberations, a juror asked to be removed over claims that some jurors were acting unfairly. The judge denied that request, and rejected a defense motion for a retrial. Check back soon for more on this developing story.
CTV News
a day ago
- CTV News
Jury in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial, Friday, June 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) NEW YORK — The jury in Harvey Weinstein's New York sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations Monday, after two days without reaching a verdict the prior week. The panel of seven women and five men on Thursday began weighing two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape against the former movie mogul. Weinstein, 73, has pleaded not guilty. On Friday, one juror asked to be removed from the case, saying he felt other jurors were treating one member of the panel in an 'unfair and unjust' way. The judge told him he had to keep deliberating and also denied a defence request for a mistrial over the issue. Weinstein was originally found guilty in New York in 2020 of rape and sexual assault against two women in a verdict considered a landmark in the #MeToo movement. But the conviction was subsequently overturned, leading to his retrial — with an additional accuser added last year — before a new jury and a different judge. Weinstein was also convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. The Associated Press
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Maxwell Anderson found guilty; juror discusses trial, verdict
The Brief Maxwell Anderson was convicted of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson. One of 12 jurors who found him guilty told FOX6 News the decision was "easy." Beyond evidence and testimony, she said more was going on behind the scenes. MILWAUKEE - Maxwell Anderson was convicted on Friday of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson. One of 12 jurors who found the man guilty told FOX6 News the decision was "easy." What they're saying After the jurors were fully assembled at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, the verdict was reached within an hour. The jury of nine women and three men found Anderson guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse and arson of property other than a building. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android "Just emotionally exhausted," the juror said. "We had a big decision to make today, and there was a lot of momentum leading up to this." Because it was such a high-profile case, the juror said she was not comfortable going on camera. "The decision was easy, especially after that mic drop yesterday seeing those pictures," she said in reference to key evidence presented on Thursday. That evidence included graphic photos, which the state said showed Robinson partially undressed and face down on what looked like Anderson's couch. "That's what I went home thinking about last night. He grabbed her right breast, that right breast has not been recovered, he was taking pictures to look back later at it," the juror said. The juror said, beyond the evidence and testimony, much more was going on behind the scenes. "There was knife found in the courtroom, under his chair, at some point this week," she said. "That happened, the judge told us." The juror also told FOX6 that an internal investigation determined the knife potentially belonged to one of the courthouse cleaning staff, but that's not all. "We actually got some insight on that from the detectives," she said. "They're still actively looking into him, so it will be interesting to see the snowball effect from that in the future. As for the outcome of the Anderson case, the juror said justice was served. "Sade, she didn't anticipate any of this, obviously, but she was just going on a date. She was 19. She was innocent," said the juror. The backstory Anderson is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse and arson of property other than a building. He is accused of killing Robinson after a date, dismembering her and dumping her body parts across Milwaukee County. One of her arms was later found on an Illinois beach. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Prosecutors said Anderson and Robinson showed up at a Menomonee Valley bar on April 1, 2024 – the night she was last seen or heard from. The next day, Robinson's burned-out car was found near 30th and Lisbon in Milwaukee. Surveillance photos show a man investigators believe is Anderson walking away from the area, and who was later seen on a bus heading back towards his home on the city's south side. Anderson had planned to kill Robinson weeks before her death, according to a statement from a "confidential informant" noted in court filings FOX6 News obtained. A search warrant also revealed prosecutors believe Anderson tried to cover up Robinson's death with a text message. Dig deeper FOX6 News is streaming the entire Anderson trial each day on FOX LOCAL. The app is free to download on your phone, tablet or smart TV. Day 9: Jury finds Anderson guilty of killing, dismembering Robinson Day 8: Closing arguments made, jury deliberations begin Day 7: Sade Robinson killed; mapping path of Robinson's car Day 6: Jurors get look inside Anderson's home; see clothing Day 5: Testimony provided our first look at Anderson's arrest Open Record: Maxwell Anderson trial Day 4: Video from Milwaukee, discovery of Sade Robinson's remains Day 3: Testimony resumes; law enforcement, friends of Sade Robinson take stand Day 2: Opening statements, testimony begins Day 1: Jury selected in single day Sade Robinson homicide: Timeline of events leading to criminal charges Sade Robinson homicide: Parents navigate grief ahead of trial Sade Robinson homicide: The psychology behind the murder Sade Robinson homicide: Lasting legacy, from tragedy to advocacy Open Record: A Date With Death The Source FOX6 News was in court for the Anderson trial. Information in this report is from the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court, and prior FOX6 coverage of the case.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Judge threatens to kick Sean ‘Diddy' Combs out of courtroom in shocking trial moment
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Manhattan trial took a dramatic turn Thursday when a federal judge shockingly threatened to throw him out of the courtroom for repeatedly nodding at jurors. The startling moment unfolded after the jury went out for their lunch break — with Judge Arun Subramanian scolding Combs for 'looking at jurors and nodding vigorously' at least twice during testimony. 'It cannot happen again,' Subramanian said. The judge warned Combs and his defence lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, that if the Bad Boys Records founder was caught doing it again, Subramanian would consider a last-resort measure of having him tossed from the courtroom. The disgraced music mogul apparently ogled jurors and made the head movements at them as his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura's friend Bryana 'Bana' Bongolan was being grilled by his defence attorneys about her allegations against him. Bongolan testified on Wednesday and Thursday that Combs once dangled her over the edge of a 17-story balcony before tossing her on patio furniture at Ventura's Los Angeles apartment in September 2016. The I'll Be Missing You rapper was also seen at other points in the bombshell trial nodding and attempting to make eye contact with the panellists. During earlier testimony, Combs tried to lock eyes with the panellists as they were being escorted out of the courtroom, though it didn't appear he was successful. And during jury selection, Combs nodded his head up and down in the direction of a pool of potential jurors. Combs, 55, is accused of carrying out a slew of crimes for over a decade, including forcing women to have sex with male prostitutes while they were drugged up and while he recorded and pleasured himself — in orchestrated sessions he coined 'freak-offs.' Two of the rapper's alleged victims — including his longtime on-and-off girlfriend Ventura — have already given days-long testimony about how Combs was physically violent toward them. A third alleged victim, who is using the pseudonym 'Jane,' is set to testify that she was forced into 'freak-offs' without wearing protection against her will, according to prosecutors. Jane — who started dating Combs in 2020 — is also expected to tell jurors about how he once viciously beat her, the prosecutors said. The hip hop tycoon is on trial for sex-trafficking, racketeering and prostitution related charges. He has pleaded not guilty and faces up to life in prison if convicted on the top count. The trial is expected to last eight weeks and is currently in the fourth week of testimony.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Erin Patterson trial: Update on trial progress as alleged poisoner poised to return to witness box
The Supreme Court judge overseeing Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has given jurors an update on what to expect in the coming weeks. Addressing the 14-person panel about midday on Thursday, Justice Christopher Beale told jurors the trial length had 'probably been on your minds'. Justice Beale said at the start of Ms Patterson's trial six weeks ago he'd given jurors an estimate of six weeks and, while he would not provide an updated time frame, he would summarise 'how things will play out from here on'. 'It's likely that Ms Patterson will be in the witness box for the rest of the week and probably into early next week,' he said. 'After she has completed giving evidence, it will be necessary, or the law requires it for me to have some legal discussions with the parties. 'And those discussions could take a couple of days.' Justice Beale said this could see out the hearings next week, which will be a day short due to the King's Birthday public holiday in Victoria. Justice Beale said the discussion would include whether there is to be any more evidence in the case and what directions of the law would be necessary for him to give at the end of the trial. After all evidence had been adduced, the judge said the prosecution and defence would deliver their closing addresses which could take a couple of days. 'And then my final directions to you, which involves three parts: giving you directions about legal principles that apply in this case, which takes quite a bit of time; identifying for you the key issues in the case and summarising for you the evidence and arguments in relation to those issues; that also takes a fair time,' Justice Beale said. 'So I haven't put a figure on it, but I have tried to put you in the picture as to how this is going to play out and it may be necessary for you to make some arrangements.' Following this, Justice Beale said the jurors would be given 'all the time you need' to decide the facts of the case. Ms Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty to the murder of her husband's parents and aunt, and the attempted murder of his uncle. Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, died in hospital in the week after eating a beef wellington lunch at Ms Patterson's home on July 29, 2023. Heather's husband, Ian Wilkinson, survived after spending about a month and a half in hospital. Prosecutors allege the accused woman deliberately spiked the lunch with death cap mushrooms. Her defence accepts there were death cap mushrooms in the meal but argues she did not intentionally poison anyone and the case is a 'tragic accident'. The trial continues.
