Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned: #MeToo Movement will need to 'adjust' strategies, expert says

Harvey Weinstein's overturned rape conviction in New York will have #MeToo prosecutors adjusting their strategies moving forward, legal experts told Fox News Digital.

"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.