*The prosecutor in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby argued Wednesday that his predecessor had no legal authority to make a deal a 10 years ago that would shield the comedian from ever facing charges.
District Attorney Kevin Steele said that the 2005 supposed no-prosecution deal — which was never documented in writing and was only alluded to in a press release — ran afoul of the law and was a misuse of authority.
“A secret agreement that permits a wealthy defendant to buy his way out of a criminal case isn’t right,” Steele said.
Steele made the argument on Day 2 of a bid by Cosby’s lawyers to get the sex-crime charges tossed. They contend that then-District Attorney Bruce Castor’s 2005 decision not to prosecute bars his successors from filing charges.
“In this case, the prosecution should be stopped in its tracks,” Cosby lawyer Chris Tayback argued. “Really what we’re talking about here is honoring a commitment.”
Judge Steven O’Neill said he hoped to rule later in the day.
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