Bill Cosby returning to court for latest bid to toss charges
Bill Cosby arrives at Montgomery County Courthouse in May
Bill Cosby’s lawyers will take another run at getting his criminal sex-assault case thrown out when Cosby returns to court this week.
The 78-year-old Cosby will renew arguments that the accuser should be forced to testify before he goes to trial.
The law on that point remains in flux in Pennsylvania. A state appeals court has said police can read their statement instead.
But the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is reviewing the issue. So Cosby’s lawyers want the right to question accuser Andrea Constand at a pretrial hearing.
Prosecutors complain they really just want to test her credibility. They say that’s beyond the scope of an evidence hearing.
Cosby must be in court for the session Thursday afternoon in Montgomery County.
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