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In reply to the discussion: Court overturns Bill Cosby's conviction and bars future prosecution [View all]fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)28. Depends on your point of view
The deal short changed the governments ability to try him again yes.
However the deal allowed the victim to receive compensation via the Civil process.
Is it more important for him to be in Jail, or the victim to receive compensation?
I'm not going to attempt to answer that, but the former prosecutor felt that getting the victim compensation was more important.
In the end, the government got it's cake and got to eat some of it. He did a few years and the victim won her civil trial.
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An agreement with a previous prosecutor that he wouldn't be charged is the reason.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2021
#4
Why was this not raised during the original trial that he had an agreement with the
madinmaryland
Jun 2021
#19
I am wondering what the hell that previous prosecutor was trying to accomplish.
lagomorph777
Jun 2021
#16
Nobody. Sounds like a previous prosecutor made a massive, massive mistake.
bearsfootball516
Jun 2021
#10
This sucks. But at least he did some time, and the whole world knows he's guilty
fishwax
Jun 2021
#20
Of course, once again, a Repuke is at the center of a perversion of justice.
clementine613
Jun 2021
#39