Media, PA Criminal Defense Lawyer Analyzes Prosecution and Defense Strategies in the Bill Cosby Trial

Bill Cosby’s most high-profile accuser took this stand today told the jury that the comedian raped her in the 1980s.

And Janice Dickinson didn’t back down when she was questioned by Cosby’s attorney joining us to break down what happened in court today is NBC 10 legal analyst Enrique Latoison.

Enrique thank you for joining us we’ve now heard from five accusers they’ve all told very similar stories for the jury what effect will that have on those jurors?

Well Keith this is the whole point this is the prosecution’s theory the reason why all their stories are very similar it’s because the prosecution in this case is saying this is a common scheme this is what Bill Cosby does this is a common plan and this is his method. so of course the stories are gonna be very very
similar and this is why they’re having them testify as prior bad acts. now the defense in this case is going to argue that all these stories are too similar and that maybe these girls are all working together and maybe they’re all in it together to try to get Fame and to try to make money and that this is all just too similar for one another from their individual stories.

Defense attorneys have been attacking the credibility of these women who say they’re victims so how do you think the jury’s gonna see that?

Well Aaron in this case this is what the defense has been doing they’ve doubled down from day one they went hard at the witnesses in this case. what they are doing is they’re going at them they’re not using any kid gloves here they are not trying to be nice to these witnesses. they are calling them con artists they are saying that these people are not credible and by doing that the defense is going at them hard now the jury is going to listen to all of this they’re either going to decide on Bill Cosby sided they’re going to say that these women are out trying to get money and they’re not credible or they’re going to punish the defense and they’re going to say you know these women were already victims and now you’ve revitalized them by attacking them on the stand and they’re going to take that out on Mr. Cosby. so this is really a really a gamble it’s going to come down to credibility and whose side they believe in the end.

And that’s all going on right there behind Enrique inside the Montgomery County Courthouse and Enrique Latosion thank you for joining us.

Thank you