James Burke

Harvey Weinstein 's lawyer has asked The Judge in his client from rape to step down after he was threatened with prison, Mr. Weinstein for his cell phone in court.

Arthur Aidala, said inflammatory judge James Burke 's "partisan and biased," proposed comments, he had already decided that Steve was guilty.

Mr. Weinstein five faces charges and possibly life in prison if convicted.

The allegations include rape and predatory sexual assault in relation to two unnamed prosecutors.

He is charged in the New York City court with the rape of a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, and leads a forcibly sex act of the second wife in the year 2006.

The 67-year-old has denied all charges and insists that all sexual encounters are consensual democracy, were.

judge Burke, the former Hollywood called producer scolded on Tuesday.

"Is that really the way you want to end up in prison for the rest of your life by SMS, and against a court verdict?" Judge Burke asked.

Steve shook his head and denied that he had used his phone.

"the comments by the court reflect the animus against the defendant and have created a situation in which the court's impartiality, which is reasonably in question," wrote Mr. Aidala.

Mr. Aidala before alleged, that The Judge slapped with the accusation, either, with a telephone in the courtyard of A Life deserves a long prison sentence or that the court "already knew, that it intends to condemn him to life imprisonment".

"It is without question that the damage was done to the representation of justice in this study," he said.

Mr. Weinstein caught with two mobile phones was on Tuesday, according to local media. He was already admonished by judge Burke in the earlier appear before the court for the use of a handset.

Mr. Aidala said he would have been interrupted, the call for the test version, when a new judge was not brought.

judge Burke has not yet responded.

On Monday, Mr Weinstein was charged with two additional counts in Los Angeles : rape and sexual assault.

Mr. Aidala argued that The Jury had a pool, was marred by the extensive coverage of the Los Angeles allegations on Monday. To influence In The Letter he explained that the charge was designed to be the timing of the jurors.

Mr. Aidala argued that The Judge 's refusal to press the test version again as a result, a further proof of bias against his client.

On Tuesday, judge Burke declined to deny Mr. Weinstein bail, after the state claimed to be lawyers, he was a Flight Risk . He is at $5m (£3. 8m) Deposit is required to wear an electronic tracking device.

After the selection of The Jury , Mr Weinstein in the New York study, it is expected that the Time in about Two Weeks .

Source of news: bbc.com