What’s Happening to Bill Cosby’s PA Criminal Case? (Jan. 13, 2016)

UPDATE (Jan. 14): Read the most recent court order here. There will be a hearing regarding the Habeas Corpus motion on Feb. 2. Bill Cosby’s criminal defense attorneys are asking the judge to dismiss the criminal charges filed at the end of last year or at least disqualify the Montgomery County District Attorney from handling the case. So what’s going on? You may recall that Cosby was sued by Andrea Contand more than a decade ago for sexual assault. At the time, Constand worked at Temple University in Philadelphia. (She lives in Canada now.) Bruce Castor was the elected District Attorney of Montgomery County when the allegations were made. Castor left the office at the end of 2007 but ran again last year. He lost a bitter election battle to Kevin Steele, now the new District Attorney who brought the current…