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On Tuesday,Harvey Weinsteins retrial in his New York rape case started with jury selection.
I want it controlled, nice and slow, one officer told jurors as they walked down the aisle.
Several dozen raised their hands.
Those who raised their hands were directed to line up near the courtroom wall; many were dismissed.
Several dismissed jurors were open about why they couldnt serve fairly.
One woman said she was the victim of sexual assault.
A restaurant maitred explained, I dont see how anyone can be impartial.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggs office decided it would retry Weinstein, leading to this weeks proceedings.
The defendant has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Heres what you better remember about Weinsteins original sentence and what to know for his retrial.
What is Harvey Weinstein being tried for?
The counts relate to alleged attacks on three women.
Two of the women, Mimi Haleyi and Jessica Mann, were accusers in Weinsteins first trial.
He was found guilty of sexually assaulting both of them.
Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulting her at a downtown Manhattan hotel on one occasion in spring 2006.
ProsecutorsaccuseWeinstein of forcibly performing oral sex on her.
How is this different from Weinsteins first New York trial?
Weinstein was then facing five counts involving three accusers.
The criminal-sexual-act and rape charges related to their respective allegations.
Weinstein was found not guilty of the two predatory-sexual-assault counts and acquitted of first-degree rape.
He will not be retried on those counts.
Why was Weinsteins 2020 conviction thrown out?
The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial, the court said in its 4-3 decision.
In making this decision, the court sided with Weinsteins legal team.
It was his character that was on trial it wasnt the evidence that was on trial, Aidala argued.
Who were the other women included in the first trial?
The three other accusers who testified wereDawn Dunning,Tarale Wulff, andLauren Young.
Wulff told jurors Weinstein had masturbated in front of her at work and later raped her at his apartment.
None of them will be testifying at Weinsteins New York retrial.
When the verdict was overturned, Weinsteins accusers and their representativesspoke outagainst the courts decision.
What do we know about the new Jane Doe accuser?
This was sexual assault with force.
Will Weinstein get out of jail?
Even if Weinstein were to be acquitted in this retrial, he would not go free anytime soon.
So it sounds as if Weinstein could stay in jail how is that going for him?
Since day one of his incarceration, he has claimed inadequate medical treatment for a litany of health woes.
Weinstein has been reeling from numerous maladies, including heart problems and leukemia, in his half-decade behind bars.
Every day Im on Rikers Island, its a mystery to me how Im still walking, Weinstein said.
Im gasping for air.
I know Im headed toward Bellevue [Hospital] any day now, and I cant wait this long.
Weinstein told the court he was holding on to get to get justice for himself.
Im not talking, like, Oh, Im the only one whos suffering over there.
I speak for all of them when I tell you this is a medieval situation.
How long will the retrial take?
Opening statements are likely to start the week of April 21.
Prosecutors said their case will run for approximately four to six weeks.
What has Weinstein said about the retrial?
He is confident that the evidence and testimony from the complainants will make clear his innocence of the charges.
