Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned: #MeToo Movement will need to ‘adjust’ their strategies, expert [Video]

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction being overturned means #MeToo prosecutors will need to “adjust” their strategies in future cases.

Weinstein’s 2020 conviction was overturned by a New York appeals court Thursday, granting his legal team’s request for a new trial.

“Trial courts will be more cautious with their evidentiary rulings where a defendant’s character or evidence of past misdeeds are presented,” criminal defense attorney Michael Rene Huff told Fox News Digital. “While, generally, findings of fact are within the sound discretion of the trial court, judges will exercise greater scrutiny as to their evidentiary rulings in these cases. The #MeToo movement will need to adjust their prosecutorial strategies accordingly.”

Prosecutors likely will be “more hesitant” to use “prior bad acts” witnesses in future cases, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained to Fox News Digital.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN RAPE CONVICTION OVERTURNED BY NY APPEALS COURT

“Prosecutors like prior bad acts evidence in sexual assault cases,” Rahmani said. “Jurors may not believe the testimony of one …