Thank God. Bill Cosby walking today

[jc456]

Glad to see Cos exonerated in this case.

I don't think he was exonerated. There were procedural issues at the trial.

except they vacated the conviction. That makes him innocent since he'd have to be retried. Illegal tactics are illegal for a reason. Without a warrant come to mind?

 

[Sunsettommy]

Oh geez, you didn't read the decision, they vacated the conviction NOT because he is innocent but he was not given a fair trial.

it said vacated the conviction. that means, he was never found guilty. Sorry, that's the definition. In order for him to be convicted, they'd have to have a third trial. Which means they'd have to find him guilty. So if one was never found guilty, one is still innocent. it's quite simple.

CONVICTION means guilty, he WAS guilty, but vacated for reasons you keep ignoring:

"IV. Conclusion

We do not question the discretion that is vested in prosecutors “over whether charges should be brought in any given case.” Stipetich, 652 A.2d at 1295. We will not undermine a prosecutor’s “general and widely recognized power to conduct criminal litigation and prosecutions on behalf of the Commonwealth, and to decide whether and when to prosecute, and whether and when to continue or discontinue a case.” Id. (quoting 34 See CDO (quoting Blue, 384 U.S. at 255). [J-100-2020] - 79 Commonwealth v. DiPasquale, 246 A.2d 430, 432 (Pa. 1968)). The decision to charge, or not to charge, a defendant can be conditioned, modified, or revoked at the discretion of the prosecutor.

However, the discretion vested in our Commonwealth’s prosecutors, however vast, does not mean that its exercise is free of the constraints of due process. When an unconditional charging decision is made publicly and with the intent to induce action and reliance by the defendant, and when the defendant does so to his detriment (and in some instances upon the advice of counsel), denying the defendant the benefit of that decision is an affront to fundamental fairness, particularly when it results in a criminal prosecution that was foregone for more than a decade. No mere changing of the guard strips that circumstance of its inequity. See, e.g., State v. Myers, 513 S.E.2d 676, 682 n.1 (W.Va. 1998) (explaining that “any change in the duly elected prosecutor does not affect the standard of responsibility for the office”). A contrary result would be patently untenable. It would violate long-cherished principles of fundamental fairness. It would be antithetical to, and corrosive of, the integrity and functionality of the criminal justice system that we strive to maintain.

For these reasons, Cosby’s convictions and judgment of sentence are vacated, and he is discharged.3"

bolding mine

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They stated he WAS convicted and duly sentenced, that is what they vacated.

you are looking foolish here.

 

[jc456]

CONVICTION means guilty, he WAS guilty, but vacated for reasons you keep ignoring:

nope, I look at the language used. Vacated disposes of the conviction. It says it in the damn definition. The conviction never existed.

 

[JGalt]

So whatever became of that "#metoo" movement Cosby got caught up in? I guess it was just the feelgood outrage of the day, replaced by cries of "racism."

I'll be glad when that one goes away too.

 

[Sunsettommy]

CONVICTION means guilty, he WAS guilty, but vacated for reasons you keep ignoring:

nope, I look at the language used. Vacated disposes of the conviction. It says it in the damn definition. The conviction never existed.

You are embarrassing yourself here:

Merriam-Webster

"Definition of conviction​

1: the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law.

The Judges stated he was convicted and sentenced in court,

"For these reasons, Cosby’s convictions and judgment of sentence are vacated, and he is discharged.3"

It is right there in front of you!

They vacated the conviction and sentencing because the Prosecutors wrongly charged him and compelled testimony under duress. There was a prior agreement not to charge Cosby of a crime on the woman, but the next Prosecutor made the charges and took him to trial anyway, which is a violation of the earlier agreement.

It is clear you didn't read much of anything.

 

[ChristisKing]

I beat you....nah nah nah nah....................lolol

What are you The Grinch?

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

I beat you....nah nah nah nah....................lolol

What are you The Grinch?

Lol......When a big news story hits,the Mods will be out deleting and merging like mad men. I beat the Buzzer.........You'll see what I mean in time...lolol

 

[ChristisKing]

Lol......When a big news story hits,the Mods will be out deleting and merging like mad men. I beat the Buzzer.........You'll see what I mean in time...lolol

Lol I just heard the "I beat you and no child can beat The Grinch" going through my head in the Grinch's voice when I saw that comment. XD

 

[jc456]

CONVICTION means guilty, he WAS guilty, but vacated for reasons you keep ignoring:

nope, I look at the language used. Vacated disposes of the conviction. It says it in the damn definition. The conviction never existed.

You are embarrassing yourself here:

Merriam-Webster

"Definition of conviction​

1: the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law.

The Judges stated he was convicted and sentenced in court,

"For these reasons, Cosby’s convictions and judgment of sentence are vacated, and he is discharged.3"

It is right there in front of you!

They vacated the conviction and sentencing because the Prosecutors wrongly charged him and compelled testimony under duress. There was a prior agreement not to charge Cosby of a crime on the woman, but the next Prosecutor made the charges and took him to trial anyway, which is a violation of the earlier agreement.

It is clear you didn't read much of anything.

And another court vacated that conviction. I gave you that definition. You can’t win this one

 

[JimH52]

Ya got the money to file appeal after appeal....you get off...although you are still guilty as sin.

Money and fame rule our justice system.

 

[JimH52]

What an ordeal. That ugly ***** lied

Bill Cosby Criminally Charged in 2004 Sex-Assault Case

Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, had told police he drugged and violated her at his home near Philadelphia in 2004.

www.nbcnews.com

Nothing said he was innocent or the woman lied

He is still guilty as a fact. But he is free by law.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

What an ordeal. That ugly ***** lied

Bill Cosby Criminally Charged in 2004 Sex-Assault Case

Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, had told police he drugged and violated her at his home near Philadelphia in 2004.

www.nbcnews.com

Nothing said he was innocent or the woman lied

He is still guilty as a fact. But he is free by law.

We know this was politically motivated hit job.

You ever see that ***** who testified, an OD of Viagra would be useless

 

[WEATHER53]

Cosby was long considered too white. His fact based comments on Dysfunction angered the “make excuses” crowd so they went after him

 

[hjmick]

Glad to see Cos exonerated in this case.

Except for one thing... he wasn't.

 

[WEATHER53]

As I promised two pages ago, liberals mincing and altering words such that he has not been set free. You don’t get set free if you are guilty because when you are guilty you don’t get set free.

 

[ChristisKing]

Anyways let me see if I've got this right,.. he was freed because nobody read him his right to remain silent or what?

 

[JoeMoma]

My God you cock suckers defend the murdering Bill Clinton. You people are vile scum

He murdered someone?

Rumor is that he has suicided several people.

 

[Auld Phart]

Phylicia Rashad Walks Back Praise of Bill Cosby's Overturned Sexual Assault Conviction: 'I Fully Support Survivors'

Phylicia Rashad says that “a miscarriage of justice” has been “corrected” by way of former TV husband Bill Cosby‘s overturned conviction for sexual assault and Wednesday release from prison. On Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned the disgraced comedian’s sexual assault...

www.yahoo.com

 

[ChristisKing]

I'm still a bit confused why it got overturned, but I'm still definitely happy about it!!

 

[horselightning]

He is guilty as shit and still should be behined bars. People need to get over the fact that he is not dr. huxtable. He admitted it.