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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
I can’t figure out how a verbal deal is even enforceable.
The Statute of Frauds generally requires contracts having a term of one year or longer to be in writing.
Guess Cosby’s attorneys argued that some exception to the SOF (there are a few) applied?
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I think if a person is compelled to testify by way of promising non-prosecution in a scenario they would not otherwise testify willingly, it doesn't matter if it was written down or not, to then prosecute them after they spill the beans is a violation of their 5th Amendment right. There were likely enough people with the knowledge of what went on to corroborate it.