Bill Cosby’s defense team has rested its case in the comedian’s sexual assault retrial in Pennsylvania, and he will not take the stand as a witness.
Cosby was asked Monday afternoon by Judge Steven O’Neill whether it was true he intended to not testify. “That is correct, your honor,” said Cosby, shouting to the judge.
Last year, when a jury could not reach a verdict, Cosby didn’t testify either — his side didn’t even present a defense. This time, Tom Mesereau and his fellow defense lawyers called witnesses for four days, the strategy revolving around a woman who claimed accuser Andrea Constand told her she could fabricate a claim of sexual assault against a celebrity for a payday, and possible discrepancies with the prosecution’s timeline for when the alleged 2014 assault took place.
Closing arguments in the retrial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa will be held Tuesday morning,...
Cosby was asked Monday afternoon by Judge Steven O’Neill whether it was true he intended to not testify. “That is correct, your honor,” said Cosby, shouting to the judge.
Last year, when a jury could not reach a verdict, Cosby didn’t testify either — his side didn’t even present a defense. This time, Tom Mesereau and his fellow defense lawyers called witnesses for four days, the strategy revolving around a woman who claimed accuser Andrea Constand told her she could fabricate a claim of sexual assault against a celebrity for a payday, and possible discrepancies with the prosecution’s timeline for when the alleged 2014 assault took place.
Closing arguments in the retrial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa will be held Tuesday morning,...
- 4/23/2018
- by Mark Dent
- Deadline Film + TV
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