Bill Cosby found Guilty

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Bill Cosby Is Found Guilty of Sexual Assault (Published 2018)

A jury in Pennsylvania voted to convict Mr. Cosby of sexually assaulting a former Temple University staff member who had looked up to him as a mentor.
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Cosby jury deliberated for more than 14 hours over two days

Bill Cosby faces up to 10 years in prison on each count

Why this Cosby trial was different? #MeToo
 
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Tulitas said:
He got a just trial.
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I would disagree with that. I disagree with a system that will prosecute, then prosecute again after a mistrial, then prosecute after a mistrial, etc, etc, etc until they get a conviction.

I remember watching a recent thing on ID where a guy got released on a mistrial 11 innocent, 1 guilty the first time. Then they prosecuted a second time, mistrial again this time 11 guilty 1 innocent. There is discussion on whether a 3rd attempt should be made.
 
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I would disagree with that. I disagree with a system that will prosecute, then prosecute again after a mistrial, then prosecute after a mistrial, etc, etc, etc until they get a conviction.

I remember watching a recent thing on ID where a guy got released on a mistrial 11 innocent, 1 guilty the first time. Then they prosecuted a second time, mistrial again this time 11 guilty 1 innocent. There is discussion on whether a 3rd attempt should be made.
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Double jeopardy is the legal term I believe.
 
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tomarin said:
Double jeopardy is the legal term I believe.
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Retrying a mistrial in not Double Jeopardy…DJ is retrying after a Not Guilty verdict for the same charge.

A conviction can be appealled and the retrial is not DJ.
 
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Yeah having a new trial after a mistrial isn’t double jeopardy, insofar as I understand it.
 
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i was a big Bill Cosby fan growing up from his first tv show in black and white.
this story makes me very sad. i guess this is an example of someone with a double life. how and why could he have pulled this off for so many years?
i am not here to debate his guilt or innocence, but it is too bad he didn’t realize he had a problem and tried to get help to change so he wouldn’t hurt more people.
 
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it is too bad he didn’t realize he had a problem and tried to get help to change so he wouldn’t hurt more people.
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People who have these types of problems never come to the realization that they have a problem. They think everyone else has a problem.
 
It’s sad because he broke racial barriers and accomplished a great deal–Fat Albert, The Electic Company, the Cosby Show.
I’m sad for his wife and kids
 
If defendants couldn’t be retried after a mistrial, then defendants could cause mistrials and get out of ever being prosecuted. Or, one unscrupulous juror could cause a mistrial and cause a dangerous person to be released back into society with no recourse. I think it’s pretty wise that our system has a way of preventing these bad results. To each their own!
 
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