Bill Cosby’s defense granted two huge wins ahead of retrial

In a potentially positive ruling for the prosecution, the judge will allow five additional Cosby accusers to testify, a fraction of the more than 50 women who have levied accusations against him, but four more than the one additional accuser that O'Neill allowed to testify in the first trial. The prosecution had ...

Bill Cosby’s defense granted two huge wins ahead of retrial

In a potentially positive ruling for the prosecution, the judge will allow five additional Cosby accusers to testify, a fraction of the more than 50 women who have levied accusations against him, but four more than the one additional accuser that O'Neill allowed to testify in the first trial. The prosecution had ...

Cosby trial judge rules for defence

Judge Steven O'Neill said the defence can call a witness who says Cosby's accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she lodged sexual abuse ... The judge also helped the defence case by ruling that jurors can hear how much Cosby ultimately paid the accuser, Andrea Constand, in a 2006 civil ...

Cosby trial judge rules for defence

Judge Steven O'Neill said the defence can call a witness who says Cosby's accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she lodged sexual abuse ... The judge also helped the defence case by ruling that jurors can hear how much Cosby ultimately paid the accuser, Andrea Constand, in a 2006 civil ...

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2 Cosby trial: The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial in Norristown, Pa., gave his legal defense a huge boost Tuesday, ruling his lawyers can call a witness who says the accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about the comedian. Judge Steven ...

Defense Granted Pre-Trial Victory In Cosby Sexual Assault Case

Bill Cosby's defense team was granted a victory on Tuesday when the judge said jurors could hear testimony painting his accuser as a gold digger, NBC News reports. During the pre-trial hearing for his sexual assault case, Cosby's lawyers were told they could call Marguerite Jackson who claimed that ...

Defense Granted Pre-Trial Victory In Cosby Sexual Assault Case

Bill Cosby's defense team was granted a victory on Tuesday when the judge said jurors could hear testimony painting his accuser as a gold digger, NBC News reports. During the pre-trial hearing for his sexual assault case, Cosby's lawyers were told they could call Marguerite Jackson who claimed that ...

Bill Cosby defense wins 2 crucial motions

Cosby's defense has laid out its plan to portray the accuser as a greedy liar who framed the comedian to get rich. The prosecution already has notched a victory of its own in the case, as the judge will allow five additional accusers to testify in the retrial. The first trial ended in a hung jury and only one ...