Reason Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Will Have to Restart Deliberations After Nearly Reaching Verdict
Veteran actor and comedian, Bill Cosby must look on helplessly as the jury in his civil trial have been mandated to restart deliberations despite coming close to reaching a verdict.
After two days of deliberations, the jury had concluded whether Cosby sexually assaulted plaintiff Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was just 16-years-old, and whether she deserved any damages.
Jurors answered eight of nine questions on their verdict form: the final one asking if Cosby’s actions warranted punitive damages.
Judge Craig Karlan had promised one juror that she could leave after Friday for a prior commitment.
According to Foxnews, the judge opted to read the verdict on the questions the jury had answered despite objections from Cosby’s attorneys. However, Karlan had to reverse his decision when deputies at the Santa Monica Courthouse showed up and required him to clear the courtroom. The courthouse has a required 4:30 p.m. closing time due to there being no budget for deputies’ overtime.
Karlan wouldn’t require the juror who had to leave to return on Monday, so deliberations will have to restart with an alternate juror in her place. “I won’t go back on my word,” he said.
Source: Foxnews
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-cosby-civil-trial-jury-restart-deliberations
