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Bill Cosby prosecutors take case to Supreme Court

Bill Cosby prosecutors take case to Supreme Court

By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPIcks PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors asked the Supreme Court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s conviction, arguing in a petition Monday that a decision announced in a news release does not give a defendant lifetime immunity. Prosecutors said the ruling could set a dangerous precedent if convictions are overturned over dubious closed-door deals. They have also complained the chief judge of the state’s high court appeared to misstate key facts of the case when he discussed the court ruling that overturned Cosby’s conviction in a television interview. “This decision as it stands…
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Hollywood Reacts to Bill Cosby Release: “I Am Furious, Shame on the Court”

Hollywood Reacts to Bill Cosby Release: “I Am Furious, Shame on the Court”

BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The entertainment industry responded on Wednesday to the shock decision to free Cosby — and one of his former co-stars celebrates. Hollywood reacted Wednesday to the shock news that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Court decided that a “non-prosecution agreement” the actor struck with a previous prosecutor should have prevented him from being charged in a case that stemmed from a 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand. The decision paved the way for the 83-year-old to be freed after serving more than two years of a…
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