Manhattan jurors in the Harvey Weinstein rape case have already sent out their first note to the judge, asking for the legal definitions of some elements of the charges against the fallen producer — including “forcible compulsion” and “consent.”
The note came out at 12:12 p.m., less than 45 minutes after the panel was first sequestered in the sensational trial.
Jurors also asked why actress Annabella Sciorra is just part of a “predatory sex-assault” charge, or attack pattern, and not a stand-alone alleged victim.
It is because the statute of limitations had already passed on the alleged crime against her.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James Burke said he will read the jurors the definitions they requested. As for Sciorra’s case, he told them, “You must consider only the charges that are before you.”
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