Bill Cosby : The release of 84-year-old comic once known as “America‘s Dad” from prison has stirred up some amount of unusual tension getting people react negatively to the ruling.
The ruling enraged Cosby’s accusers as prosecutors released him from state prison after nearly three years into a 10-year sentence and shut down the possibility of a new, third trial.
The Big Question now is, will U.S Supreme Court take on Coby’s case? Maybe the first question should be: Will the nation’s high court even take the case?
Legal analysts say; “Cosby foes hoping to see him back behind bars should be forewarned: The odds are against it happening”.
District Attorney Kevin Steele, the Pennsylvania prosecutor who prosecuted Cosby in 2018, petitioned the Supreme Court last week to review the June 30 decision.
But the fact is, the U.S. Supreme Court accepts very few cases, less than 5% of those brought before it each year, according to Dennis McAndrews, a former Pennsylvania prosecutor-turned-defense attorney in the Philadelphia area.
More to the point, the court usually accepts only those cases of “unique national importance,” such as a disputed presidential election, or to resolve disputes on constitutional issues among the states or federal courts. The Cosby case is not typical, McAndrews says.
Source: USA TODAY