Judge to rule on fate of Harvey Weinstein's criminal case

Harvey Weinstein didn't speak as he arrived at court Thursday morning as a New York judge is set to decide on the future of his sexual assault case, which has been clouded by allegations that police acted improperly in the investigation that led to his arrest.

Judge James Burke is expected to rule after a flurry of court papers in which Weinstein's lawyers say the case has devolved into chaos and prosecutors say there's ample evidence to move forward to trial.

The 66-year-old disgraced Hollywood film producer donned a gray suit with a black tie as he was escorted into court Thursday by his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, and several court officers.

Weinstein is putting on his fiercest campaign yet to get the case thrown out, seizing on the alleged police misconduct and putting forth a witness who says his rape accuser pressured her to corroborate her story.

Brafman, says the case was "irreparably tainted" by police Det. Nicholas DiGaudio's alleged interference with a witness and an accuser.

"The only reasonably prudent decision would be to stop this chaos now," Brafman said in a court filing.

Assistant District Attorney Kevin Wilson fired back, saying "there is no possibility" that the allegations against DiGaudio "in any way impaired the integrity of the grand jury or prejudiced the defendant."
Late last month, Weinstein's lawyers said they spoke to a woman who said the rape accuser asked her to corroborate her allegations, but the friend wouldn't "make up a story."