Few hours, he has been freed. Pennsylvania s supreme court today quashed his sexual assault conviction on the grounds that evidence given by five witnesses during his retrial should never have been admitted. Cosby, now 83, was one of the most high profile convictions of the early metoo movement. He was found guilty of drugging and molesting the ex basketball player andrea constand in 200a. The supreme court was told that cosby s lawyers had secured a deal with the former district attorney in philadelphia that he would not be tried a second time because there was not enough evidence to present. Let s talk to vinoo varghese. He s a former prosecutor and white collar federal criminal defence attorney and joins us now from new york. Cani can i get your initial thoughts on the news we have been hearing the last couple of hours? i the news we have been hearing the last couple of hours? last couple of hours? i have been coverin: last couple of hours? i have been covering this last couple o
As you can hear, there s protesters as well. Bill cosby, we ll get his thoughts on that. He was informed of this decision about three hours ago and was told you re a free man. Alex hogan with the latest developments following this story very closely and what happened. Hey, alex. Hi, neil. Of course, this news is coming as a shock to many especially after how long this trial dragged back in 2018. What we know so far is we take a look at this story, the 83yearold has left prison, released around 2:30 today after nearly three years behind bars. Tennessee s highest court overturning his sexual assault conviction arguing the prosecutor violated the agreement of a previous prosecutor in the case to not charge the actor. This comes after today s release of this 79page court opinion. Part of it calling the arrest an affront to fundamental fairness particularly when it results in a fundamental prosecution that was gone for a decade. Many are celebrating the news. Many clapping outside of his ho
Accusers in a state of shock. The death toll rising as crews desperately dig for survivors in surfside, florida. And we learn that some residents complained a couple years ago that the tower was shaking all the time. And masks and the mixed messages about masks making a comeback. The new warning from the surgeon general, especially if you re around kids. Welcome to the lead. I m jake tapper. And we start with breaking news in the national lead and the stunning ruling by the pennsylvania supreme court vacating the conviction and sentence of bill cosby essentially dropping the sex assault charges against the comedian and making the 83yearold a free man. According to a cosby family spokesperson, bill cosby may be making a statement soon. We ll bring that to you live if it happens. Cosby was released from prison shortly after the ruling this afternoon. He arrived at his home outside philadelphia just a few moments ago. Cosby was sentenced in september 2018 to ten years in a state prison af
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