Harvey Weinstein was told to stop using his cell phone in court. Now, he wants that judge to recuse

[JonLP24]

Harvey Weinstein was told to stop using his cell phone in court. Now, he wants that judge to recuse himself

New York(CNN)Harvey Weinstein's defense attorneys filed a letter Wednesday asking the judge in his sexual assault trial in New York to step aside after the way he admonished the disgraced film producer for using a cell phone in court.

The letter motion from Weinstein attorney Arthur Aidala says comments made Tuesday in open court by New York County Judge James Burke were "prejudicial and inflammatory."

Aidala pointed to a moment when Burke asked, "Mr. Weinstein, I could not implore you more to not answer the following question: Is this really the way you want to end up in jail for the rest of your life, by texting in violation of an order? Is it?"

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At the beginning of court proceedings Tuesday, Burke raised his voice and reprimanded Weinstein and his defense team for his use of his cell phones.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/08/us/weinstein-phone-judge-recusal-request/index.html

[RockRaven]

1. Why bother wasting time admonishing him? Just confiscate the damn phone.

And while you're at it throw his ass in jail for contempt.

[shanti]

3. He had several cellphones on his person

Basically thumbing his nose at the judge. Judge needs to throw him in jail and let him think about it.

[Sherman A1]

7. I would confiscate his phones and

issue an order for him to have no cell phone. He can live at home with a landline just like we all survived in the old days.

[Marcuse]

2. Another Trial of the Century.

[Jamastiene]

4. The judge should throw his ass in jail for contempt.

No special treatment.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Harvey will do the jerk thing, get a reaction from the Court, and file appeals.

He'll bait everyone in the courtroom, then claim they were all biased against him. Which they probably will be.

[Submariner]

6. If I was one of his rape/assault victims

I’d come to court early enough each day so I could kick that walker out from under him on his way into the court room. What a faker.