Bill Cosby trial shocker: Defense rests after just 6 minutes
Source: The Washington Post
By Manuel Roig-Franzia June 12 at 11:02 AM
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s attorneys raced through a startlingly brief, six-minute defense Monday, bringing to a close testimony in one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent American history.
Cosby and his wife, Camille — who made her first appearance at the courthouse Monday — watched as defense attorney Brian McMonagle called a single police witness to confirm the existence of a police report. That detective had led the investigation into allegations brought by Andrea Constand that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her 13 years ago at his suburban Philadelphia estate.
The brevity of the defense case contrasted with the presentation by prosecutors, who called 12 witnesses over five days of often-emotional testimony. At the end of last week, a spokesman for Cosby hinted that the 79-year-old entertainer might testify. Legal experts and courtroom observers generally dismissed that suggestion as a bluff, perhaps designed to throw the prosecutors off-balance at a time when they had momentum.
Once both sides returned to the courtroom, Cosby confirmed to Judge Steven T. O’Neill that he would not take the stand. O’Neill assured the 79-year-old entertainer that he would instruct the jury that defendants are not required to testify.
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...he'll either be found not guilty or it will be a hung jury/mistrial.
Remember, you heard it here first... 
