MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
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Bill Cosby trial shocker: Defense rests after just 6 minutes
By artappraiser on Mon, 06/12/2017 - 12:10pm |By Manuel Roig-Franzia @ WashingtonPost.com, June 11
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s attorneys raced through a startlingly brief, six-minute defense Monday, bringing to a close testimony in one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent American history.
Cosby and his wife, Camille — who made her first appearance at the courthouse Monday — watched as defense attorney Brian McMonagle called a single police witness to confirm the existence of a police report. That detective had led the investigation into allegations brought by Andrea Constand that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her 13 years ago at his suburban Philadelphia estate.
The brevity of the defense case contrasted with the presentation by prosecutors, who called 12 witnesses over five days of often-emotional testimony [....]
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