Bill Cosby is “allegedly” (read: most definitely) a serial rapist, and while the statute of limitations has expired on many of the cases of sexual assault and drugging he’s committed, since they date back to the ’70s and ’80s, there are still some that can be prosecuted, and Bill’s not feeling that. You see, he doesn’t think he should have to pay for his crimes at all, so he’s back in court asking a judge to throw out the charges against him.
From People:
Cosby, 78, is back in court in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to ask a judge to order Constand, 43, to appear in person at a new preliminary hearing – or dismiss all charges against him.
“The Commonwealth relied solely upon hearsay evidence to establish the elements of the charged offense, without providing Mr. Cosby an opportunity to confront and cross-examine his accusers,” Cosby’s attorneys argued in ahabeus corpus petition filed on June 8.
[This] “violated Mr. Cosby’s confrontation and due process rights,” they argued.
In a statement about the filing, Wyatt, Cosby’s spokesman, said, “In this case, from its inception, the District Attorney’s office has stretched the rules to the breaking point at the expense of Mr. Cosby’s rights. (Cosby has not yet entered a plea but has publicly maintained his innocence in Constand’s case as well as in allegations of either drugging and/or sexual assault by more than 50 women.)
In his response, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele says it’s Cosby’s attorneys who are trying to twist the law.
“Defendant’s current attempts to invent new rights that would have compelled the commonwealth to present the victim at the preliminary hearing – precisely so that he could have prematurely attacked her credibility – are as transparent as they are contrary to law,” Steele wrote.
Ugh, just put this old POS on trial and be done with it. Let’s be real – he’s not stupid. By constantly appealing the charges against him, he’s obviously trying to drag this whole thing out. The more he appeals, makes court appearances, etc, the further away any actual trial gets. I get that the legal process isn’t instantaneous, but really???