Bill Cosby: prosecutors ask US supreme court to review case against comedian

Lawyers ask court to review ruling that overturned Cosby's conviction, arguing it could set a dangerous precedent

Prosecutors asked the US supreme court to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby's conviction, arguing in a petition Monday that a decision announced in a press release does not give a defendant lifetime immunity.

Prosecutors said the ruling could set a dangerous precedent if convictions are overturned over dubious closed-door deals. They have also complained that the chief judge of Pennsylvania's high court appeared to misstate key facts of the case when he discussed the court ruling that overturned Cosby's conviction in a television interview.