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The Latest: Cosby's lawyers put on notice over false claim
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Cosby’s lawyers put on notice over false claim
29 minutes ago
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a pretrial hearing in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
A judge says he’s putting Bill Cosby’s lawyers on notice after they falsely accused prosecutors of hiding or destroying evidence in his sexual assault case.
Judge Steven O’Neill rejected the prosecution’s request Monday to throw Cosby’s new lawyers off the case. Prosecutors argue the lawyers acted recklessly by making the false claim. The judge calls the allegation serious but says he’s reluctant to break up Cosby’s legal team with his retrial looming.
The 80-year-old comedian is charged with drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. Cosby says the encounter was consensual. A jury deadlocked on the case last year, setting the stage for a retrial.
The defense is seeking to have the charges dismissed, saying they are barred by the statute of limitations.
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29 minutes ago
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a pretrial hearing in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
A judge says he’s putting Bill Cosby’s lawyers on notice after they falsely accused prosecutors of hiding or destroying evidence in his sexual assault case.
Judge Steven O’Neill rejected the prosecution’s request Monday to throw Cosby’s new lawyers off the case. Prosecutors argue the lawyers acted recklessly by making the false claim. The judge calls the allegation serious but says he’s reluctant to break up Cosby’s legal team with his retrial looming.
The 80-year-old comedian is charged with drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. Cosby says the encounter was consensual. A jury deadlocked on the case last year, setting the stage for a retrial.
The defense is seeking to have the charges dismissed, saying they are barred by the statute of limitations.
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