On the same day the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Bill Cosby’s petition for review aimed at ending his criminal case, prosecutors pushed back against a second attempt at the trial court level to have the case dismissed.
In a response to Cosby’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele on Monday attempted to refute the comedian’s claims that his due process and confrontation rights were violated because his accuser, Andrea Constand, did not testify at his preliminary hearing. Cosby is facing felony sexual assault charges stemming from a 2004 incident in which Constand claims Cosby drugged and assaulted her.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
