Arthur Aidala
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And Arthur represented him in the trial, but he got convicted. But then Arthur got the conviction thrown out because they let everybody and her mother take the stand, even people who weren't plaintiffs or victims alleged in the case. And the Court of Appeals of New York State said you can't do that. That wasn't fair to Mr. Weinstein.
And Arthur represented him in the trial, but he got convicted. But then Arthur got the conviction thrown out because they let everybody and her mother take the stand, even people who weren't plaintiffs or victims alleged in the case. And the Court of Appeals of New York State said you can't do that. That wasn't fair to Mr. Weinstein.
So now he's back in court and the jury selection begins on Tuesday.
So now he's back in court and the jury selection begins on Tuesday.
So now he's back in court and the jury selection begins on Tuesday.
Yeah, jury selection begins on Tuesday. And Megan, that's honestly, that's the biggest hurdle here. It's, you know, 90% of the cases, 99% of the cases Mark and I are involved with, you know, you walk into a courtroom and jurors don't know who the defendant is. They don't know what the charges are. You have a cleaning slate. So at least you have a shot.
Yeah, jury selection begins on Tuesday. And Megan, that's honestly, that's the biggest hurdle here. It's, you know, 90% of the cases, 99% of the cases Mark and I are involved with, you know, you walk into a courtroom and jurors don't know who the defendant is. They don't know what the charges are. You have a cleaning slate. So at least you have a shot.
Yeah, jury selection begins on Tuesday. And Megan, that's honestly, that's the biggest hurdle here. It's, you know, 90% of the cases, 99% of the cases Mark and I are involved with, you know, you walk into a courtroom and jurors don't know who the defendant is. They don't know what the charges are. You have a cleaning slate. So at least you have a shot.
the jury reaching a verdict based on the evidence they hear in court. Here, the huge hurdle we have is, God forbid, they base the evidence on what they see on TMZ or People magazine or something along those lines. So the jury selection part is going to be tedious because we're going to ask, okay, Can we have a raise of hands? Who knows who this is? Okay, fine.
the jury reaching a verdict based on the evidence they hear in court. Here, the huge hurdle we have is, God forbid, they base the evidence on what they see on TMZ or People magazine or something along those lines. So the jury selection part is going to be tedious because we're going to ask, okay, Can we have a raise of hands? Who knows who this is? Okay, fine.
the jury reaching a verdict based on the evidence they hear in court. Here, the huge hurdle we have is, God forbid, they base the evidence on what they see on TMZ or People magazine or something along those lines. So the jury selection part is going to be tedious because we're going to ask, okay, Can we have a raise of hands? Who knows who this is? Okay, fine.
And then when you say, raise your hands if you know about this case, you then need to call them in the back individually because you don't want them to blurt out, oh, yeah, I know Harvey's a rapist and he's a bad guy and he killed his this and killed his cat.
And then when you say, raise your hands if you know about this case, you then need to call them in the back individually because you don't want them to blurt out, oh, yeah, I know Harvey's a rapist and he's a bad guy and he killed his this and killed his cat.
And then when you say, raise your hands if you know about this case, you then need to call them in the back individually because you don't want them to blurt out, oh, yeah, I know Harvey's a rapist and he's a bad guy and he killed his this and killed his cat.
So one at a time, you have to ask them what they know and whether they can get over their own personal knowledge, which is in the hard drive of their brain, to then just base their verdict on the facts that they're going to hear in this trial. Not a trial in California, not a trial in New York five years ago, not some documentary on Netflix.
So one at a time, you have to ask them what they know and whether they can get over their own personal knowledge, which is in the hard drive of their brain, to then just base their verdict on the facts that they're going to hear in this trial. Not a trial in California, not a trial in New York five years ago, not some documentary on Netflix.
So one at a time, you have to ask them what they know and whether they can get over their own personal knowledge, which is in the hard drive of their brain, to then just base their verdict on the facts that they're going to hear in this trial. Not a trial in California, not a trial in New York five years ago, not some documentary on Netflix.
So jury selection here, probably more than any case I've ever been involved with, is probably the most important part of the whole case.
So jury selection here, probably more than any case I've ever been involved with, is probably the most important part of the whole case.
So jury selection here, probably more than any case I've ever been involved with, is probably the most important part of the whole case.