Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday, after his conviction on sexual assault charges was overturned by Pennsylvania's highest court.
Cosby was sentenced in September 2018 to three to 10 years in state prison for charges brought against him concerning crimes from n 2004.
Cosby served a little less than two years of his sentence.
In a ruling released Wednesday, the state Supreme Court concluded that Cosby's prosecution should never have occurred due to a deal the comedian cut with former Montgomery County prosecutor Bruce Castor, who agreed not to criminally prosecute Cosby if he agreed to give a deposition in a civil case brought against him.
During that deposition, Cosby made incriminating statements that Castor's successor, Kevin R. Steele, used to charge Cosby in 2015.
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Cosby was sentenced in September 2018 to three to 10 years in state prison for charges brought against him concerning crimes from n 2004.
Cosby served a little less than two years of his sentence.
In a ruling released Wednesday, the state Supreme Court concluded that Cosby's prosecution should never have occurred due to a deal the comedian cut with former Montgomery County prosecutor Bruce Castor, who agreed not to criminally prosecute Cosby if he agreed to give a deposition in a civil case brought against him.
During that deposition, Cosby made incriminating statements that Castor's successor, Kevin R. Steele, used to charge Cosby in 2015.
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