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An appeals court has denied Bill Cosby\u2019s latest request to leave prison on bail while he fights his sex-assault conviction.<\/p>\n

Defense lawyers say the 81-year-old comedian is likely to have his conviction overturned because of trial errors.<\/p>\n

Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says they aren\u2019t surprised by the Pennsylvania Superior Court order Monday denying last week\u2019s bail motion.<\/p>\n

He says the filing was meant to point out that Montgomery County Judge Steven O\u2019Neill hasn\u2019t issued a post-trial opinion the defense needs to pursue Cosby\u2019s appeal. They plan to challenge several trial rulings, including O\u2019Neill\u2019s decision to let five other accusers testify at last year\u2019s trial.<\/p>\n

Cosby is serving a three- to 10-year prison term for drugging and molesting a woman in 2004. District Attorney Kevin Steele calls Cosby\u2019s bail motion \u201cfraught with inaccuracies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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