NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A New York judge declared a mistrial Friday in Harvey Weinstein<\/a> \u2019s rape case from the #MeToo-era that has gone to trial three times so far<\/a> after a jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n The trial centered on whether Weinstein raped Jessica Mann<\/a>, a hairstylist and actor, in 2013 during a relationship between the then-married Weinstein and the decades-younger Mann. Weinstein\u2019s lawyers argued that the encounter was consensual, while Mann described a hotel-room encounter when he forced himself upon her.<\/p>\n The current jury heard nearly three weeks of testimony, including from Mann. Weinstein decided not to testify.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about the case:<\/p>\n Weinstein was initially convicted in 2020<\/a>, but an appeals court overturned that verdict<\/a> after the court ruled the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that weren\u2019t part of the case.<\/p>\n Jurors at a retrial last year convicted Weinstein of one count of criminal sex act and acquitted him of another. But they stopped deliberating<\/a> on Mann’s rape charge when the foreperson refused to participate further, leaving the case unresolved and leading to the retrial that ended as a mistrial Friday.<\/p>\n On the third day of deliberations, the jury told the judge they were stuck, but he told them to keep trying. Ultimately, they sent another note saying: \u201cWe feel that no one is going to change where they stand.\u201d<\/p>\n When a jury in criminal court cannot reach a unanimous decision, the judge typically declares a mistrial.<\/p>\n Some jurors on the majority-male Manhattan jury questioned the credibility of Mann\u2019s testimony and said outside court that nine out of 12 wanted to acquit Weinstein.<\/p>\n A juror, Josh Hadar, said Mann had an \u201cincredible memory\u201d when she testified for the prosecution but \u201cforgot a lot of things\u201d when questioned by defense attorneys.<\/p>\nWhy has the case gone to trial three times?<\/h2>\n
Why did this case ended in a mistrial?<\/h2>\n