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In this February 2, 2016 file photo, actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives for a court appearance in Norristown, Philadelphia. Image Credit: AP

Norristown, Pennsylvania: Bill Cosby was ordered to stand trial in Pennsylvania felony sex-assault case stemming from 2004 encounter. 

Bill Cosby has lost a bid to delay a key hearing on Tuesday in his criminal sex-assault case.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has refused to grant a delay while Cosby tries again to have the case thrown out.

The 78-year-old entertainer is appealing a ruling that upheld charges based on his 2004 encounter with a Temple University employee.

Cosby believes he has a deal with a former prosecutor that he could never be charged in the case. He says that’s why he testified in the woman’s civil lawsuit.

The Supreme Court order on Monday does not say if the appeal is still being considered. But the order denies Cosby’s bid to postpone Tuesday’s preliminary hearing which was meant to determine if prosecutors have enough evidence to send the case to trial.