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>> well, thats some of the internal politics of this case. yes, kevin stooel ran on a platform that in part said he was going to go after bill cosby if he was elected. and he was elected. hes a democrat. this case has a history, happened in 2004, back in 2005 another district attorney looked at it, investigated at the time and decided it was too weak to bring forward. the jury knew that as well. there was a civil proceeding that happened in this case and theres been some sort of a cash or financ...

Plus, the judge declares a mistrial in bill cosbys sexual assault case, so what happens next? our legal experts will weigh in straight ahead. >> if the court allows more accusers to testify next time, it might make a difference. in other words, its too early to celebrate, mr. cosby. ♪ ♪

Allow it and not see it as too prejudicial to the defense, the prosecution thinks it has a better chance next time around, richard. >> ron, thank you so much. nbcs ron allen in norristown, pennsylvania, with the very latest. lets bring in our panel. joining me now debra, law professor at northwestern university. and manuel, thank you both for joining us today. why dont i start with you on this, liz, where ron left it. more accusers needed to be heard, it may have been different. do you agree? >>...

Not to discuss their deliberations although they can discuss their thoughts about the case more generally. well see if they have anything to say. it will be interesting because what a deliberation some 52 hours, some two days after they first came out and said that they were deadlocked. a lot of legal analysts seemed to think that there was a majority pushing for a conviction, but a small group of minority, one, two, three, four, who knows how many, who just couldnt get there and why they couldn...

Incident. so there was reasonable doubt. and one more thing, she brought her parents to a concert to see bill cosby after this. and jurors dont leave their common sense at home. and so that made the case very difficult for jurors, i believe, alex. >> so then, katie, the judge allowing only this one other cosby accuser to testify in the case, and as we know there are dozens of accusers over many years, one was a gloria allred client. allred cited that as an issue that more should have been allowe...

Witnesses gave, maybe rethink some of the arguments made in opening statements and on closing statements. but you know, at the end of the day, i think the trial that we are going to see next will look much like this trial and the difficulty here, i believe, was that the prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what cosbys state of mind was. we dont yet know what this juror thought or what this jury thought or how it got hung up, but it seems likely to me that those additional accusers ...

It was just an uphill battle. >> we heard from camille cosby, bill cosbys wife, by way of a statement read after this mistrial was declared. take a look at this. >> how do i describe the district attorney? heinously and exploitively ambitious. how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant in collaborating with the district attorney. how do i describe the counsels for the accusers. totally unethical >> so effectively taking on the criminal justice system there. is this a deliberate strategy to af...

To put him on the stand because the jury is hearing what he said 12 years ago without getting his current perspective. now i think that that may be -- if they come back, if they reach a verdict, that may be where the mistake lives. >> melissa: opened the door to bring everything in, saying that he never behave this way or something like that, that would open the door to bring all of the other accusers and, that is what i heard about why they kept him off. >> that would be one possibility. you ha...

Their body language inside the courtroom. we have seen frustration outside the courtroom where accusers have been standing by, cosby accusers from the past, waiting to hear this verdict. cosby supporters also there to see how this jury will decide this case. so as soon as we get answers to that seventh question, we will let you know, but this jury going out for more than 40 hours. >> well, theyre considering these three different counts. well see if they could come to a unanimous decision. were ...

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