[mjwise]

However, the defense would still need to prove that during the time both he and the alleged victim were at the party, he did nothing to justify the charges he's facing...

Whoops, someone failed criminal law 101. All he needs is a reasonable doubt, and IMO they've already got that.

I do believe DA Nifong prematurely shot his wad on this case. (pardon the expression)

[staytrue]

All he needs is a reasonable doubt

It depends on the jury. With the wrong jury, he needs undisputable proof of innocence. I thought Ebbers was innocent. He held on to his 600 million of worldcom stock all the way down to zero. That makes him innocent by me and he still went to jail for a long time.