The sad part is that was so long ago, I don't even remember it. Does anyone think this is all Nifong parsed his words about? He should be disbarred and brought up on formal charges. But he won't because North Carolina law is conducted by criminals.
When asked about the alleged victim’s evident intoxication the night of the party, District Attorney Mike Nifong told NEWSWEEK several weeks ago that her impaired state was not necessarily voluntary. Refusing to speak about the evidence in this case specifically, Nifong, in retrospect, now appears to have been offering a clue: “What does it mean that she was intoxicated?” said Nifong. “Just as an example--speaking hypothetically--if I had a witness who saw her right before this and she was not intoxicated, and then I had a witness who said that she was given a drink at the party and after taking a few sips of that drink acted in a particular way, that could be evidence of something other than intoxication, or at least other than voluntary intoxication,” Nifong told NEWSWEEK. “There are many explanations for someone appearing to be intoxicated,” he said. Asked if he had any evidence suggesting this scenario took place the night of the alleged rape, Nifong responded, “I don’t have any evidence that I want to talk to you about right now.” Still speaking hypothetically, he went on to say that depending on the circumstances, an alleged victim’s intoxication might make her a more credible witness.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12357584/site/newsweek/
This case it toast.
A lead investigator that makes no notes of the AV interview and her descriptions of the assailants, or any other interviews for that matter. This is absolutely insane, and horrible police work, at best. Fabrication, False Testimony, Perjury, and Obstruction of Justice at the worst.
A lead investigator who produces 33 pages of a typed report four months AFTER the incident, with NO WRITTEN NOTES to back it up.
A BALD lead investigator, who is involved in an aggressive altercation at a bar, using racial slurs, in the midst of a major investigation, hires a lawyer, and in put on Admin Leave in the middle of the investigation, and THEN produces a report plugging holes in the DA's case, which contradicts all OTHER investigators. With nothing (notes to back it up). Insanity.
A Tox result which the DA, running for election, failed to disclose, as it was not favorable to his case.
A "Line Up" using only the Lacrosse players so "someone" could be identified the third time, after two prior failures to identify anyone. Breaking numerous procedural elements of common police line-ups.
Crazy people screaming "Justice" and "Dead Man Walking" when there is no indication that they want anything other than retribution or reparation, on a group, using DUKE 3 to make their point with no facts to back anything up.
There is something really wrong in Durham and it has NOTHING to do with this case. The people cited above are beyond redemption.
This case is toast, and any of the fools involved who continue to pursue it, just continue to make themselves look completely insane, vindicative, unbalanced, criminal,and hateful for pursuing this. Never mind potential criminal charges, civil law suits, firing, debarring, defamation, and the like.
God help them all, as they are all going to need it, given their motivations.