Hyderabad, April 26 -- In a significant turn of events, Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sex crimes was overturned by a New York appeals court on Thursday, April 26, leading to a decision for a retrial.

In a narrow 4-3 ruling, the court deemed the judge overseeing Weinstein's trial had made "egregious" errors, particularly in allowing testimony from three other women whose accusations were not directly related to the case.

The decision, which came after Weinstein's legal team appealed to the court, stated that the admission of testimony regarding uncharged prior sexual acts against individuals, not involved in the original charges, served no significant purpose other than prejudicing the jury against Weinstein.

Consequently, a ne...