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ByadminBill Cosby’s first criminal trial on sexual assault charges ended last week in a mistrial. Cosby was not acquitted, but a “hopelessly deadlocked” jury could not reach a verdict. While speculation on why the jury couldn’t come to consensus on Cosby’s guilt ranged from pretrial rulings on evidence to jury instructions from the judge —…
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