Chinanews.com, March 10th. According to foreign media reports, at the time when the sentence of sexual assault in Hollywood tycoon Weinstein was about to be announced, his team of lawyers said that in view of its "historical" fall and serious health problems, he Be merciful and sentenced lightly.
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In a letter submitted to their prosecutors by their team of lawyers, they reportedly asked prosecutor James Burke to give Weinstein "sympathy" and sentence him to five years in prison. The Associated Press says this is far from the maximum sentence of 29 years allowed by law.
The letter reads, "As one of Hollywood's most influential producers, a man who was admired for putting part of his property into charity has now lost his livelihood." His "fall" is Historic.
In addition, the team of lawyers highlighted its health issues. In fact, from the beginning of the trial, Weinstein was questioned for his use of a walker to enter and appear in court.
On February 24, local time, a New York court ruled that the well-known Hollywood producer Weinstein was convicted of two sexual assaults. Later, Weinstein was transferred to the hospital for medical treatment and went to the prison ward of Bellevue Hospital in New York.