Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein won a partial victory in court in Los Angeles on Thursday, persuading a judge to dismiss one of the 11 sexual assault charges against him.Judge Lisa B.
Lench agreed to throw out the charge on statute of limitations grounds, but allowed prosecutors the opportunity to amend the indictment and refile it.Outside court, Weinstein’s attorneys cheered the ruling as a significant win, noting that one of the five accusers has been dismissed from the case.“Count 5 is dead,” defense attorney Mark Werksman declared outside court. “We’re off to a good start.”Weinstein was wheeled into court, wearing a surgical mask and a brown jail jumpsuit.
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