Bill Cosby — 2005 Agreement Not to Prosecute Leaves Many Questions (Jan. 25, 2016)

My latest BK Live video discusses the upcoming hearing in Bill Cosby’s criminal case in Pennsylvania. Here’s the analysis I recently did for LawNewz.com on the same topic: The hearing on February 2 in Bill Cosby’s criminal case in Pennsylvania may determine whether the case moves forward. That’s because Cosby asserts that he testified in 2005 and 2006 at a civil deposition only after then-District Attorney Bruce Castor promised not to prosecute him for an alleged sexual assault of Andrea Constand in 2004. Without that promise, he would have asserted his 5th Amendment right not to self-incriminate. Instead, he incriminated himself. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania says there was no such agreement. Last Wednesday, the prosecution filed a response to Cosby’s request to dismiss the case. That response includes a number of exhibits that help clarify what happened a decade ago…