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Thursday 15 June 2017

Cosby jury reviews accuser’s testimony amid deliberations

By MARYCLAIRE DALE woman, who spent seven
MICHAEL R. SISAK hours on the stand last
Associated Press week, was in the gallery as
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) portions of her testimony
— With fatigue appear- were read back to the jury.
ing to set in, jurors in Bill The panel also wanted to
Cosby’s sexual assault hear again from Cosby,
trial reviewed portions of who didn’t testify at his trial
his accuser’s testimony but gave a deposition as
Wednesday as they de- part of Constand’s civil suit
liberated for a third day against him and submitted
over whether the 79-year- to a police interview about
old star drugged and mo- her accusations.
lested her at his suburban Pennsylvania detectives
Philadelphia estate. spoke to Cosby in his law-
Jurors made the request to yers’ New York City of-
have portions of Andrea fices a few weeks after
Constand’s testimony read Constand went to police
back to them after delib- in January 2005. Cosby
erating parts of three days said in the interview that
without reaching a verdict he gave her Benadryl, an
in a case that has already over-the-counter cold and
helped demolish Cosby’s allergy medicine, to help
nice-guy reputation. Bill Cosby gives a thumbs-up as he arrives at his sexual assault trial for another day of jury delib- her relax. He said she didn’t
erations at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Norristown, Pa.
The panel of seven men (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) show any ill effects from
and five women was set the medicine, nor did she
to work late for the third porter raced to transcribe looked weary. Constand testified last object as he groped her.
night in a row, asking for that portion of last week’s “Can you find 12 people week that Cosby gave her His lawyers maintain Con-
testimony about a detec- testimony. who will agree? That’s the pills that left her woozy, stand was a willing sexual
tive’s interview with Cosby As deliberations crossed question,” said criminal helped her to a couch and partner.
in early 2005, about a year the 24-hour mark, one juror lawyer Alan J. Tauber, who then violated her while she Constand denies there was
after Constand says the slumped deep into his chair wasn’t involved in the case. was passed out, unable to any romance between
comedian assaulted her. when the panel made a On Wednesday, the group say no or fight his advanc- them and told jurors she
They ordered strombolis brief appearance in the wanted to hear from both es. had rebuffed his advances
for dinner while a court re- courtroom. Other jurors Cosby and his accuser. The 44-year-old Toronto before the assault. q
Jury told to keep deliberating case of cop who shot Castile

By STEVE KARNOWSKI old Philando Castile during told them to resume talks. friend, Diamond Reynolds, the 29-year-old Latino of-
Associated Press a July 6 traffic stop in a St. The material dealt with livestreamed on Facebook ficer saw Castile reach for
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Paul suburb after Castile in- jurors carefully consider- beginning seconds after his weapon, that Yanez
judge told jurors consider- formed the officer that he ing and re-examining their Castile had been shot. was scared for his life and
ing the fate of a Minnesota was carrying a gun. Castile views and their duty to “de- Both videos were played was justified in shooting
police officer charged with had a permit for the fire- liberate with a view toward at trial, and no explanation Castile. Prosecutors insist
manslaughter in the death arm.Yanez, attorneys and reaching agreement.” was given for the jury’s re- Yanez never saw a gun and
of a black motorist to con- family members for both The hearing took just a quest. The jury also request- had plenty of options short
tinue deliberating Wednes- Yanez and Castile returned couple of minutes.On ed transcripts of squad car of shooting Castile, an el-
day, indicating they may to court Wednesday after- Tuesday, jurors requested audio and of Yanez’s state- ementary school cafeteria
be having problems reach- noon, leading to specula- another look at dashcam ment to state investigators worker they say was never
ing a verdict. tion a verdict had been video captured by Yanez’s the day after the shooting, a threat. Witness testified
Jury deliberations began reached. Judge William squad car that shows the but the judge denied the that the gun was in the
Monday in the manslaugh- Leary, without explanation, shooting. The jury also request because defense pocket of Castile’s shorts
ter trial of Officer Jeronimo re-read a portion of the jury watched a replay of the attorneys did not agree. when paramedics pulled
Yanez, who shot 32-year- instructions to jurors and video that Castile’s girl- Defense attorneys contend him from the vehicle.q