http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/hsletters/
Questions for Correll
This is in response to Debrah Correll's letter of September 7.
If no rape occurred at the Duke lacrosse party, as she claims, perhaps she can tell us why 40 lacrosse players refused to cooperate with the police investigation on this case and why not one of them has come forward to support the alibis of the defendants.
If these 40 players are granted immunity and called to testify at the trial they will have no other choice than to tell us what they know. I believe a declaration of innocence for the defendants is premature.
None of the defendants have proven they were not at the scene of the crime when it occurred. They have only proven they left in a hurry because they knew they needed an alibi.
I have known District Attorney Mike Nifong for over 15 years. I have found him to be a trustworthy, honest and reliable person. He is doing what a good district attorney is supposed to do. He will get the job done.
JIMMY D. HAYNES
Durham
September 16, 2006
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/gaynor/060915
Commiserating with Robert Novak, thanks to the Duke case
Nifong's concern over retirement money, raised by Gaynor, is an interesting story. Can anyone lay out where Nifong is likely to be wrt his COunty pension? Does he have enough years in? If not, can't he simply return to being an ADA? State workers spend an enormous amount of time looking to maximize their pensions.
Somebody should send Mr. Haynes a copy of the judge's gag order and a scholarly legal treatise on how and why the burden is on the prosecution to prove guilt, rather than on the defense to prove innocence.
The Haynes letter is yet another stunning reminder of the fact that people are taught nothing about the constitution anymore.