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Some new stuff this morning...

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[jocon307]

Pretty good article, fair and gives a good overview and also some details particular to NC. However, I hate when people use the word "sanctioned" and I can't tell if it means "permitted" or "criticized". Such a strange word!

[Enterprise]

"Nifong, facing election in November, says he expects to go to trial next spring, and he intends to prosecute the case himself -- if he's still in office."

Well, with a little luck he'll be in private practice by then.

[Howlin]

"What happens if he decides, `I'm not going to present it to the grand jury. I'm going to play judge and jury, and these guys are going to walk'?" says Charles M. Hatcher Jr., a former West Virginia prosecutor who successfully overcame a misconduct complaint. "Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't."

Does it never occur to any of these people that there is one thing he could have done: waited?

He could have TALKED to her; he could have TALKED to them.

[Ken H]

http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/2006/10/clarifying-record-ii.html

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For the record, fifteen members of the [lacrosse] team have received citations over the last four years--thirteen for holding an open beer can in public. This is not something to be proud of or dismissed. But it does need to be put into perspective and measured against the total number of Duke students who have been cited for alcohol violations, especially now that we know that the DPD has adopted an official policy to target and arrest Duke students.

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It is also interesting to examine the statistics for students charged with academic dishonesty. Over the past four academic years, 180 students were charged with academic dishonesty. Ninety-one were charged with plagiarism, seventy-four were charged with cheating, and fifteen were charged with lying. As far as I know, not one lacrosse player was charged with academic dishonesty. While there were some athletes cited, the statistics show that the overwhelming majority--86 percent--were non-athletes. Moreover, 34 of the adjudicated students were from Pratt, the school's engineering school. Does Brodhead think that engineering students at Duke are guilty of a pattern of irresponsible behavior? Shouldn't academic dishonesty be viewed with more alarm than holding an open beer can?

[JLS]

Boy I have been a little busy with work. Let's see if I can summarize what I have missed in the last few days and correct me if I am wrong:

1. The N&O has been covering up what Mangum said about Pittman's [aka Robert's] actions that night. I would assume the defense will investigate forcing that report to testify at least in a deposition? The hearsay rule will not hold as statements against your own interest, ie the current Mangum story, is an exception.

2. In the AP story to start this thread they qote various prosecutors wanting us to believe a prosecutor can not be sanctioned. I am sure they can be. I sure would like to see Nifong bankrupted by legal proceedings if nothing else after this.

3. Bourlon is a Dim contributor given to Harvey Gantt, John Edwards among others.