Cosby can call witness to undermine sex assault accuser, judge rules

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3 (Reuters) - Defense lawyers at Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges can call a witness they say will undermine his accuser's credibility, a Pennsylvania judge said on Tuesday, reversing his ruling on that witness in the first trial that ended with a hung jury. The ruling to ...

Bill Cosby trial judge delivers two big victories to defense

Judge Steven O'Neill also helped the defense case by ruling that jurors can hear how much Cosby paid accuser Andrea Constand in a 2006 civil settlement. O'Neill ruled that Marguerite Jackson can take the witness stand after he blocked her from testifying at the first trial -- which ended in a hung jury ...

Magaya ‘accuser‘ nails PG

HARARE - The star witness in the rape trial of televangelist Walter Magaya has questioned Prosecutor-General Ray Goba's fitness for office after allegedly pushing her to commit perjury by forcing her to testify against the preacher. Petronella Donhodzo Mandaza, who last year claimed she had been ...

Bill Cosby trial judge delivers defense 2 big victories

NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial 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 O'Neill ...