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All the fault in this case goes to the actions of Bruce Castor who is excoriated by the Penn Supreme Court's opinion. He failed to follow the rules of the state in granting immunity, if he meant to do so. He issued a confusing press release which included a line saying his office would revisit the criminal charges if more information became available which certainly does NOT sound like he is never going to prosecute.

The later prosecutors found more evidence of a pattern of drugging women to get them to not resist or even clearly remember Cosby's sexual predation. Contrary to what what written in this thread he DID admit to using Quaaludes mixed with alcohol on victims other that the one in the criminal indictment. Some of those other victims were allowed under Pennsylvania law to testify to establish a pattern of behavior of Cosby in the second trial, again those additional witnesses are allowed under the law.

The prosecutors who charged and convicted Cosby followed the law exactly. There was no proper grant of immunity. They developed additional witnesses and evidence. They tried and convicted Cosby based on his actions, the evidence and the law. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction because it disagreed with the lower court about the details of the meaning of the words in the press conference and whether the statements of Bruce Castor should be taken as an improper but still binding grant of immunity. And as our system of laws often does, any ambiguity is resolved to the benefit of the person harmed by the error.