“The question presented to the Court was: ‘In the event that a prosecutor publicly declares that he will not file criminal charges because of a lack of evidence, the Due Process Clause of the Amendment Does the fourteenth amendment make the notice a binding promise not to be charged. filed, a promise the target can rely on as if it were an immunity?’ “copy release.
District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a current statement the decision could have “far-reaching negative consequences” across the country.
“Ask the Supreme Court to reconsider is the right thing to do because of the precedent set in this case by the majority opinion of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that the prosecutors’ statement in press releases seem to create immunity.” “The Supreme Court of the United States may right what we believe to be an unfortunate mistake.”
Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt denied the appeal, saying the district attorney’s office was “not willing to accept its grave loss.”
“The DA’s request has no benefit over a request that focuses on the unique facts of the Cosby case and does not affect important federal questions of the law,” Wyatt said. “This is a pathetic last-ditch attempt that will fail. Montgomery’s DA’s fixation with Mr. Cosby is making it difficult to say the least.”
The petition has not yet been officially received by the US Supreme Court.
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