Afternoon Briefs: Unlicensed PD’s clients stick with plea deals; lawyer a no-show at sentencing

Bill 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 —…