Bill Cosby's lawyers have asked a Pennsylvania court to overturn the comedian's conviction and three- to 10-year prison sentence because of what they call a string of errors in his sex assault case. The defence motion argued that trial Judge Steven O'Neill erred in declaring Cosby a sexually violent predator who must be imprisoned to protect the community. Lawyers called the sentence more punitive than necessary, given the standard two- to three-year guideline range for the crime and the fact Cosby is 81 and blind. The defence motion, dated Friday, was posted to a public court docket in the case over the weekend. "If that's what they've got, it's beyond a Hail Mary," Steele said at the sentencing, as Cosby's lawyers sought to keep Cosby free on bail over the tape recording.

Source: CBC News October 07, 2018 20:26 UTC