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| Bill Cosby Trial Day 3: What to Expect | Bill Cosby Trial Day 3: What to Expect |
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| • After enduring a first day on the witness stand, Andrea Constand will go through a second day of aggressive cross-examination on Wednesday. | • After enduring a first day on the witness stand, Andrea Constand will go through a second day of aggressive cross-examination on Wednesday. |
| • Prosecutors still plan to introduce expert witnesses and deposition testimony by Mr. Cosby in which he spoke of obtaining quaaludes to give to women. | • Prosecutors still plan to introduce expert witnesses and deposition testimony by Mr. Cosby in which he spoke of obtaining quaaludes to give to women. |
| • Judge Steven T. O’Neill had forecast a two-week trial, but after two days of testimony at the very heart of the case, it’s hard to imagine what is left that would occupy that kind of time. | • Judge Steven T. O’Neill had forecast a two-week trial, but after two days of testimony at the very heart of the case, it’s hard to imagine what is left that would occupy that kind of time. |
| She took the witness stand on Tuesday, the second day of the trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse and testified that, after she rebuffed his sexual advances, the man she had admired and looked to for guidance drugged and sexually assaulted her. | |
| But Angela C. Agrusa, the lawyer for Mr. Cosby who is leading her cross-examination, will likely on Wednesday further aggressively probe inconsistencies in her accounts, and ask questions about why Ms. Constand returned to see him after earlier unwanted encounters, and why she stayed in touch with him after the alleged assault. Ms. Agrusa’s inquiries on Tuesday focused a lot on the calls Ms. Constand had made to Mr. Cosby and to lawyers to represent her. | But Angela C. Agrusa, the lawyer for Mr. Cosby who is leading her cross-examination, will likely on Wednesday further aggressively probe inconsistencies in her accounts, and ask questions about why Ms. Constand returned to see him after earlier unwanted encounters, and why she stayed in touch with him after the alleged assault. Ms. Agrusa’s inquiries on Tuesday focused a lot on the calls Ms. Constand had made to Mr. Cosby and to lawyers to represent her. |
| Few expected that two days into the trial, both Ms. Constand and Kelly Johnson, another woman who says Mr. Cosby assaulted her, would have already testified. | Few expected that two days into the trial, both Ms. Constand and Kelly Johnson, another woman who says Mr. Cosby assaulted her, would have already testified. |
| Now, Kevin R. Steele, the Montgomery County district attorney, will be weighing when to introduce Mr. Cosby’s deposition testimony from a 2005 civil suit, in which he admitted obtaining quaaludes to use in his pursuit of sex. | Now, Kevin R. Steele, the Montgomery County district attorney, will be weighing when to introduce Mr. Cosby’s deposition testimony from a 2005 civil suit, in which he admitted obtaining quaaludes to use in his pursuit of sex. |
| Other witnesses the prosecution is to call include Ms. Constand’s mother; a drugs expert who will likely explain the effects of quaaludes and other drugs on behavior; and an expert on the behavior of sexual assault victims who will probably be used to counter such defense questions as why Ms. Constand took nearly a year to come forward. | |
| The courthouse was crowded again on Tuesday with more than 100 members of the public and journalists, but with proceedings moving briskly along, it’s hard to tell if the trial will last a full two weeks. | The courthouse was crowded again on Tuesday with more than 100 members of the public and journalists, but with proceedings moving briskly along, it’s hard to tell if the trial will last a full two weeks. |
| As he left court for the day on Tuesday, a handful of supporters outside the courthouse shouted, “We love you Bill.” One of the supporters, Blanche Stowe, said the case against Mr. Cosby was hurt by the length of time between his alleged offenses and his being criminally charged. “He has been a role model, and it’s sad that they waited so long to bring this to the forefront.” |