According to reports, comedic legend Bill Cosby was granted the right to appeal his 2018 sexual assault conviction. In a decision that has some have characterized as testing the limits of #MeToo cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review two major aspects of Cosby's case.
The Court is set to review the judge's decision to allow five additional accusers to testify about past encounters with Cosby and whether the jury should have been told about Cosby giving quaaludes to women in the past. In addition, the Court will also look into Cosby's argument that he had an agreement with a former prosecutor that he wouldn't be charged in this case.
Cosby's accuser, Andrea Constand, issued a statement following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision. It read, in part: “I respectfully ask the Supreme Court of PA to consider the enormous prospect of putting my perpetrator back into the community after being labelled a convicted sexually violent predator who has shown no remorse for his actions. While everyone deserves for their cries and appeals to be heard, even convicted criminals, if anyone’s cries matter most right now, it’s the women who have lifted their voices and selflessly put themselves in harm’s way, such as the prior bad act witnesses in my case. They are the true heroes.”
Source: philadelphia.cbslocal.com
