I read the Cosby opinion from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, it's pretty persuasive
Bruce Castor publicly announced that he would not prosecute Cosby as a way of forcing him to testify in the civil case, unable to assert any Fifth Amendment rights
Bruce Castor publicly announced that he would not prosecute Cosby as a way of forcing him to testify in the civil case, unable to assert any Fifth Amendment rights
Then ten years later, Castor's successor went ahead and prosecuted Cosby, based on incriminating testimony that Cosby had given in the civil case
We really don't want a world where prosecutors can bait-and-switch defendants on their Fifth Amendment rights
We really don't want a world where prosecutors can bait-and-switch defendants on their Fifth Amendment rights
Also people want to blame Bruce Castor for this but his actions look reasonable in retrospect
The most recent prosecutors used a confession that was very shaky on due process, rather than the evidence available to Castor at the time
The most recent prosecutors used a confession that was very shaky on due process, rather than the evidence available to Castor at the time
People criticizing Castor need to explain how exactly he was going to obtain a conviction of Cosby without Cosby admitting to key elements of the underlying offense
If the answer is "impossible" then Castor made the right call
If the answer is "impossible" then Castor made the right call
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