Bill Cosby allowed to appeal sexual assault conviction before Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The high court said allowing the testimony from witnesses about"allegations of uncharged misconduct involving sexual contact" could have been more prejudicial than probative.
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court also wants to hear arguments on the fairness of using civil trial statements made by Cosby against him in criminal court. Lawyers for Cosby have long argued that a previous Montgomery County district attorney promised not to prosecute the comedian for his contacts with former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
With that perceived immunity, Cosby allowed himself to be questioned during depositions in 2005 and 2006 in a lawsuit by Constand, defense lawyers have said.But Kevin Steele, at the time a new county district attorney, said he wasn't bound by his predecessor's deal and brought a high-profile prosecution against the man once known as"America's dad."
The high court said it will ponder whether Cosby"reasonably relied upon those oral and written statements by providing deposition testimony in the civil action, thus forfeiting his constitutional right against self-incrimination."
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