His case was overturned on a TECHNICALITY
They shouldn't have used statements he said in a civil trial against him.
Due process.So basically not playing by the rules is why he is free.
This is no overturning of the conviction on the merits.
That technically was the only “evidence” they had. Hearsay is not evidence.
Double jeopardy is kind of a big “rule”. As in it’s basically a pillar in the foundation of our legal system.
The case never should’ve gone to court. The prosecutor cut a deal for no jail time. So he confessed to whatever. Saves time, money, and avoids prison. People will say anything to avoid prison. Then they tried him again and used that confession as evidence.
Can’t do that.
People will say anything to avoid prison. Then they tried him again and used that confession as evidence.
I didn't watch or read anything but headlines about Cosby (broke my heart), but what I heard on the radio the other day was that he planned to serve to whole 10 year (max) sentence because being parolled in two years would require him to admit guilt and show remorse, something he said he would never do.
Not saying your summation is wrong, but it seems strange that he would admit to doing something wrong in the civil trial.
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He never admitted to anything wrong. The prosecutor or DA during that time, Castor, found there wasn't going to be enough evidence (and the victim's story was flimsy) to bring to trial. His only way to bring her any sort of justice was to decide NOT to prosecute so that she could sue him civilly. This would open up Cosby to a mandatory deposition. if they decided to prosecute, then Cosby pleads the 5th and they get nothing from him. that promise of 'immunity' allowed the 5th to go away and he could do the deposition. There was never any back door or full written agreement to this between Castor/Cosby; that's why the current prosecutor thought he could use the deposition. The Supreme Court says other wise. Cosby believed Castor's word otherwise he never would have done the deposition.
10+ years later, they decide to (wrongly in my opinion) open that deposition up to the public and then the courts using that deposition (now deemed wrongly) in the newer trials. The prosecutors did a bait and switch on Cosby and that is why he is free today. that's why it's not a 'technicality'; it was a major breech of law, morals and ethics. The defense fought for this from the beginning but they kept getting the shaft from the judge. All in all, this case never should have went to trial from the very start.
It's a very interesting case. You should read up on it from the beginning.
Good synopsis. The prosecutor should be disbarred. These people abuse power endlessly. Bankrupting innocent people. Their careers rely on convictions, not truth.
shareAgree. I would add the judge to that disbarment too; or whatever punishment a judge should receive. He had no business presiding over that case.
shareHe never confessed to rape.
shareNO HE DIDNT...BUT HE SURE DID A LOT OF RAPING THOUGH.
shareExcept there was no evidence. Those women knowingly took Qualuudes.
share60 PLUS WOMEN KNOWLINGLY TOOK QUALUUDES,PARTICPATED IN SEX WITH COSBY AND THEN CRYED RAPE?....OVER 60?...NOT ONE DROP OF TRUTH TO ONE WORD FROM ANY OF THEM?...LMAO.
shareHollywood is a shady place. Back in 70s/80s, it was the "in" thing for both sexes to party, take Qualuudes and then fck. Some women dig that.
shareOVER 60 WOMEN SAY IT WAS NOT CONSENSUAL.
sharehttps://abcnews.go.com/US/bill-cosby-accuser-admits-concocting-story-memoir/story?id=54417214
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THAT IS ONE...OUT OF OVER 60.
shareBut that's the thing. you keep saying over 60. But there has been barely any investigation of whether those stories are true or not. And I don't recall if every one of those 60 was an actual rape. Some of them, from my memory, were 'he bumped against me at a party and I didn't like it'. But those stories never made the news.
shareLook pops, the matter is rather simple: Innocent until proven guilty.
The keyword here is PROVEN.
Accusations are not PROOF.
Until then I'd be careful with being so "brave" and accuse someone of rape from the shadows of anonymity.
HE IS INNOCENT BY THE COURT'S RULES...HE IS A DEAD TO RIGHTS GUILTY RAPIST EVERYWHERE ELSE.
shareAlot of them took Qualuudes to have sex with Cosby so they can have movie roles and "make it big" in Hollywood. When that didn't happen, it's now "RAPE".
shareOK...LET'S SAY I AGREE WITH "A LOT OF THEM"...THAT LEAVES SOME OF THEM WHO WERE ACTUALLY RAPED.
shareMost of the accusers say that he offered them a drink and then they blacked out. So prove that they knew they were taking the qualuudes. You are so sure he's innocent. Prove that they all knew. If they all wanted to "make it big" as you put it, why are there a number of Jane Doe accusers who have not gone public? Why do you find it easier to believe one man over all these women. Even one who was in a consensual relationship with Cosby who told her friend that one night he had drugged her and had sex with her while she was unconscious. She was concerned because she had no issues having consensual sex with him. So why?
Some of these allegations go back to the 60s and some were reported in the 80s. So how is it that every single one of them is lying?
Double jeopardy applies to stacking criminal cases not mixing civilian cases. He got off because he originally only wanted to testify in the civil case in exchange for immunity from criminal prosecution and the courts accepterd it. :(
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