Event Details
February 17, 2005
Description
D.A. Castor issues press release declining to file criminal charges against Cosby.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.A. Castor | person | 30 | View Entity |
| Bill Cosby | person | 92 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is Page 49 of a larger filing (Document 310-1) in the case USA v. Ghislaine Maxwell (1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The text is an excerpt from a legal opinion (likely the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion in Commonwealth v. Cosby) discussing the legal effect of D.A. Bruce Castor's 2005 decision not to prosecute Bill Cosby. It serves as legal precedent regarding non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) and whether a prosecutor's promise not to charge a defendant is binding and prevents future prosecution. This case law was cited in the Maxwell trial because Maxwell's defense argued that Jeffrey Epstein's 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement in Florida should shield her from federal prosecution.
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