Event Details
January 01, 2005
Description
District Attorney Castor publicly announced a decision not to prosecute Cosby.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosby | person | 76 | View Entity |
| Bruce Castor | person | 41 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is a page from a legal opinion (Commonwealth v. Cosby) filed as an exhibit in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). It discusses the legal implications of a prosecutor's decision not to prosecute a suspect (Cosby) and whether such a decision binds future prosecutors. The text argues that prosecutors cannot induce a suspect to give up rights (like self-incrimination protections) by promising non-prosecution, only to reverse course later. This precedent was likely cited in the Maxwell case regarding the validity of the Epstein Non-Prosecution Agreement.
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