Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial — Judge Furious Over Demand For Mistrial

Bill Cosby got the grin wiped off his face when the judge at his rape trial blasted his spokesman's demands for a mistrial — warning that "the state could choose to re-try you on these charges!"

Judge Steven O'Neill expressed his displeasure over the Cosby defense team's happiness at the jury's declaration to be deadlocked — with defense spokesman Andrew Wyatt demanding that Judge O'Neill "put an end" to the trial that accused his client of the 2004 rape of Andrea Constand.

The judge directly addressed Cosby while reminding the defense that the jury has the right to deliberate for any length of time. While the comic's defense lawyers officially requested a mistrial, they also assured the judge that they had nothing to do with Wyatt's declaration outside the courtroom.

Cosby's loyal aide had declared to reporters: "This deadlock shows the 'Not Guilty' that Mr Cosby has been saying the whole time...Mr Cosby is just happy to know that 12 of his peers understand that the facts of this case just don't add up." Cosby might still have good reason to be confident, however.

After having told Judge O'Neill that they "cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of the counts," they returned to court with a request for the court to define "reasonable doubt." The judge noted that while the burden was on the prosecution to prove their case "reasonable doubt," it didn't require them proving their case "beyond all doubt."