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CNN senior legal analyst Elliot Williams says the Pennsylvania Supreme Court s decision to overturn Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction is a dark day in the history of American law.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania s highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from prison more than three years after he was found guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion.
Cosby, 83, was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era, and his conviction was seen as a turning point in the movement to hold powerful men accountable for sexual misconduct.
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby s conviction was overturned, and if he could be tried again Share Updated: 8:44 PM CDT Jun 30, 2021 MARYCLAIRE DALE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby s conviction was overturned, and if he could be tried again Share Updated: 8:44 PM CDT Jun 30, 2021
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Show Transcript We love you Mexico. Yeah, I would like all of a sudden yeah obviously we are thrilled to have Mr Cosby home. He served three years of his unjust sentence too long, too long. He did it with dignity and principle and he was a mentor to other inmates. He was really, as I say, doing the time, the time was not doing him happy man demonstrated that they were impervious to the court of public opinion which frankly the lower courts were not. Mr Cosby. We knew all along he never should have been prosecuted for this. He had every right to rely on the prosecutors word. You know what we saw today was justice. Justice for all americans
Breaks new ground entirely : Why Bill Cosby s conviction was overturned
The reason Pennsylvania s highest court threw out Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction, leading to his release from prison, is extremely rare. Author: MARYCLAIRE DALE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Published: 5:04 PM CDT June 30, 2021 Updated: 5:04 PM CDT June 30, 2021
PHILADELPHIA Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania s highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from prison more than three years after he was found guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion.
Cosby, 83, was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era, and his conviction was seen as a turning point in the movement to hold powerful men accountable for sexual misconduct.
Why Bill Cosby was released after being convicted of sexually assaulting Andrea Constand
After nearly three years in jail, Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction has been thrown out, allowing him to walk free from prison. Here s a look at the case against Mr Cosby and what the court s decision means. 1 July 2021
Bill Cosby s sexual assault conviction has been thrown out, allowing him to walk free from prison.
He had spent about three years locked up after he was found guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion.
Mr Cosby, 83, was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era, and his conviction was seen as a turning point in the movement to hold powerful men accountable for sexual misconduct.