After two trials and multiple bids for decisions to be reconsidered, Bill Cosby is taking his criminal conviction on charges of aggravated indecent assault to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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"Cases exist in which the outcomes were deeply influenced by public panic fueled by the nature of the allegations lodged, the media, and other special interest groups," states the filing. Such cases, Cosby argues, put the criminal justice system on a "dangerous precipice" that requires balancing the interests of reacting to serious crimes in a meaningful way with maintaining the presumption of innocence and due process.
Cosby also says he forfeited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by testifying in Constand's civil suit because the office of then Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor had said the comedian wouldn't be prosecuted. Whether that assurance is a binding non-prosecution agreement or merely a promise is irrelevant, Cosby argues, because "the public must be able to trust in the promises of their government, particularly where constitutional rights are at stake.
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