[JLS]

Dropping the charges against the boys does not exonerate Liefong for his misconduct

I agree completely, but that does not mean the NC bar will not let him go quietly from the scene if he will. Maybe they should not, but the NC bar may not want to drag a prosecutor through disbarment due to their perception of the effect on the criminal justice system.

Of course Nifong is such a jerk he may not even if given the opportunity.

[Jezebelle]

Perhaps, but what good are they if they give that much weight to those kinds of factors when considering questions of misconduct? God knows when it comes to prosecutors and lawyering, NC needs all the gatekeepers it can muster.