Judge’s two rulings favor Cosby defense

The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial gave his legal defense a huge lift Tuesday with two key rulings that could help bolster the 80-year-old comedian's efforts to paint his accuser as a money-grubbing liar. Judge Steven O'Neill said the defense can call a witness who says Cosby's accuser ...

Bill Cosby Retrial Judge Delivers Two Big Victories to Defense

Judge Steven O'Neill said the defense can call a witness who says Cosby's accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about Cosby. The judge also helped the defense case by ruling that jurors can hear how much Cosby paid the accuser, Andrea ...

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The judge in the Bill Cosby case has issued some key rulings in the case - and those rulings have given a boost to the comedian's legal team. Judge Steven O'Neill says the defense can call a witness who claims Cosby's accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she ...

Cosby judge will allow witness who paints accuser as gold digger

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A judge handed Bill Cosby's defense lawyers a pretrial victory on Tuesday, ruling they can call a witness who claims accuser Andrea Constand once boasted she could fabricate sex allegations against a celebrity for money. Cosby's lawyers hope to use testimony from Marguerite ...

Bill Cosby’s defence gets 2 big victories

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial gave his legal defence a huge boost Tuesday, ruling his lawyers can call a witness who says the accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about the comedian. Judge Steven O'Neill ...

Bill Cosby trial judge delivers two big victories to defence

The judge in the sexual assault retrial of Bill Cosby gave his legal defence a huge boost on Tuesday, ruling that his lawyers can call a witness who says the accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about the comedian. Judge Steven O'Neill also helped ...