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1. No matter what people think of Bill Cosby, the fact remains that he wasn't given due process in his trial proceedings and an appeals court made the right decision to free him from prison because he shouldn't have been tried in the first place
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The tax-related charges, he said, are an attempt from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to "weaponize the criminal justice system."
"They don't generally go after people criminally for tax violations that even the IRS apparently hasn't gone after them for," said Dershowitz. "You have a Manhattan prosecutor going after somebody essentially violating federal tax law when the federal government hasn't gone after them."
In these situations, the IRS usually sends the person accused a letter ordering them to pay their taxes, and it's "rare that you get criminal prosecution for this kind of thing."
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The law expert also commented on the Britney Spears situation, after a judge ruled against removing her father from her conservatorship.
"She's an adult and she has the right to determine our own life," said Dershowitz. "Conservatorship should only be used in extraordinary cases where somebody is incompetent ... I don't agree with that decision. She should be allowed to make her own decisions and make mistakes. We all make mistakes. She's grown."
